Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.7 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Attachment Change via Background Replace

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2026-2732
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published March 3, 2026
Last Updated March 4, 2026
Researcher Or Benit
Description

The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace any attachment with a removed background attachment.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug enable-media-replace (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.1.7
Patched Version
  • 4.1.8
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