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Wp Media Folder Addon - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-2026-11974)

CVE-2026-11974

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.

CVE-2026-11974

HIGH CVSS 8.6 Published 2026-07-29 Updated 2026-08-10
AI Risk High (83/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P2 Urgent
Severity Band HIGH
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Components 1
Reference Links 1
AI Risk Engine High (83/100)
Exploitability High
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2026-07-29 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2026-08-10 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-09-13 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 61 days ago

AI enriched 61 days ago (2026-09-13 14:15 UTC)

Technical Summary

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.

Potential Impact

Severity is HIGH (CVSS 8.6). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as High based on low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 83/100 (High, High) with priority P2 Urgent. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Wp Media Folder Addon PLUGIN · wp-media-folder-addon Affected: < 4.1.7 Fixed in: 4.1.7

References

What to do about this

Patch promptly The consequence is significant even where an attacker needs a foothold first.

Fix it

Update Wp Media Folder Addon to 4.1.7 or later.

That is the complete fix. Everything below is what protects you in the meantime.

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Inspect request parameters and bodies for injection, traversal and file-inclusion payloads, and refuse the request rather than logging it.

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Am I affected by this vulnerability?

You are affected if your site runs Wp Media Folder Addon. Versions below 4.1.7 are vulnerable; that release and later are not. No account is needed to exploit this, so a public site is reachable by anyone.

How do I fix it?

Update Wp Media Folder Addon to version 4.1.7 or later. That is the complete fix. Until you can update, Request / payload inspection (WAF) in Hack Halt ProSecure contains this class of attack at the request layer.

What can an attacker actually do?

This is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) flaw. An attacker who exploits it can make the server itself fetch a URL of their choosing, reaching internal services.