CVE-2025-12971 Folders <= 3.1.5 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Folder Content Manipulation
Authenticated contributors can manipulate arbitrary folder contents due to incorrect authorization checks in the Folders WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12971?
CVE-2025-12971 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in premio Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager, published on 27 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'wcp_change_post_folder' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to move arbitrary folder contents to arbitrary folders.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12971?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm24-6w8p-gggp.