CVE-2026-11974 Media folder Addon < 4.1.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download
Unauthenticated attackers can download arbitrary files via path traversal in the Media folder Addon plugin, exposing sensitive server data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-11974?
CVE-2026-11974 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown wp-media-folder-addon, published on 29 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The wp-media-folder-addon WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 does not validate a user-supplied parameter before using it in a file read operation in two AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users, leading to Arbitrary File Disclosure and Server-Side Request Forgery on sites where a cloud storage connection has been configured. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-9690, whose patch hardened only one of the affected cloud-storage handlers and left the others unpatched.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11974?
How do I fix CVE-2026-11974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-11974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj8r-hgww-qgmw.