CVE-2026-118043
Bulk Media Register < 2.01 - Author+ Arbitrary File Move via Path Traversal
The Bulk Media Register WordPress plugin before 2.01 does not properly validate a user-supplied path before moving a file on the server, allowing users with the Author role to move or rename arbitrary files, including outside the WordPress root, which can defeat directory-level access controls and disclose protected files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Bulk Media Register < 2.01 - Author+ Arbitrary File Move via Path Traversal
The Bulk Media Register WordPress plugin before 2.01 does not properly validate a user-supplied path before moving a file on the server, allowing users with the Author role to move or rename arbitrary files, including outside the WordPress root, which can defeat directory-level access controls and disclose protected files.
- Record
CVE-2026-118043- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-114582
The Bulk Media Register WordPress plugin before 2.01 does not properly validate a user-supplied path before moving a file on the server, allowing users with the Author role to move or rename arbitrary files, including outside the WordPress root, which can defeat directory-level access controls and disclose protected files.
- Record
EUVD-2026-114582- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fxjq-44vq-hwjg
The Bulk Media Register WordPress plugin before 2.01 does not properly validate a user-supplied...
The Bulk Media Register WordPress plugin before 2.01 does not properly validate a user-supplied path before moving a file on the server, allowing users with the Author role to move or rename arbitrary files, including outside the WordPress root, which can defeat directory-level access controls and disclose protected files.
- Record
GHSA-fxjq-44vq-hwjg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Bulk Media Register WordPress plugin before 2.01 does not properly validate a user-supplied path before moving a file on the server, allowing users with the Author role to move or rename arbitrary files, including outside the WordPress root, which can defeat directory-level access controls and disclose protected files.
- Record
CVE-2026-118043- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-118043 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Unknown Bulk Media Register, published October 31, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.