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CVE-2026-94278

MEDIUM 5.5 PoC AVAILABLE

Published 2026-10-06 · Last modified 2026-10-06

The File Media Renamer WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not verify that the requesting user is authorised to modify a given media attachment, allowing any user with file-upload privileges to rename attachments belonging to other users, including administrators, and to corrupt unrelated stored site data that referenced the old file path.

EXPLOIT AVAILABLE

Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 11th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ● Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

5.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityLow

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept & exploit code

Test against your own equipment

curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-94278/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).

Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-94278/poc.json

Affected

Vendors Unknown

Products File Media Renamer

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

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

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
  • MEDIUM 5.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

References

Exploits & PoC

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS