The WP Media Category Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 2.0 to 2.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_mcm_handle_action_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to alter plugin settings, such as the taxonomy used for media, the base slug for media categories, and the default media category via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2025-0865 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.5 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin WP Media Category Management. It affects 2.0 through 2.3.3 and is fixed in 2.4.0.
CVE-2025-0865 is tracked for the Plugin WP Media Category Management as medium severity with CVSS 6.5. The affected range is 2.0 through 2.3.3. Update WP Media Category Management to 2.4.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
wp-media-category-management
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-0865 |
| Patched Versions |
2.4.0
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| Affected Versions |
2.0 through 2.3.3
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