# CVE-2023-0293: Mediamatic – Media Library Folders <= 2.8.1 - Missing Authorization

> Authenticated subscribers can modify image categories in the Mediamatic WordPress plugin due to missing capability checks on AJAX actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p7xw-hxjp-35w2

## What is CVE-2023-0293?

CVE-2023-0293 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders, published on 13 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Mediamatic – Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change image categories, which it uses to arrange them in folder views.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0293?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Frenify Mediamatic.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders

- [CVE-2023-0294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0294/): Mediamatic – Media Library Folders <= 2.8.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24848/): Mediamatic < 2.8.1 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-47144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47144/): WordPress Mediamatic – Media Library Folders Plugin <= 2.8.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0293 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0293 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders, published on 13 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0293/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0293/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0293
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0293
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0293

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0293/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.