Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename <= 5.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2021-36850
CVSS	High (8.8)
Publicly Published	April 8, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Ngo Van Thien

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename plugin (versions <= 5.2.5). Affected parameters "post_title", "filename", "lock". This allows changing the uploaded media title, media file name, and media locking state.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	media-file-renamer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 5.2.5
Patched Version	5.2.6

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