CVE-2026-94297: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Media Library Organizer
The Media Library Organizer WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not verify that the requesting user holds the target taxonomy's management capability before creating a new term, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to create publicly visible terms in any taxonomy registered on the site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-94297 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Media Library Organizer WordPress plugin versions >=2.0.4 and <2.1.4. The plugin fails to check whether the requesting user has the appropriate capability to manage the target taxonomy before creating a new term. As a result, users with contributor-level access or higher can create publicly visible taxonomy terms without proper authorization.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access or higher can create publicly visible terms in any taxonomy on the affected WordPress site. This could lead to unauthorized content injection or taxonomy pollution, potentially affecting site content integrity and user experience. There is no indication of further privilege escalation or remote code execution from this vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Media Library Organizer plugin to version 2.1.4 or later, where this authorization check issue is fixed. Since this is a plugin vulnerability and not a cloud service, site administrators must apply the update manually. Patch status is confirmed by the version range affected and the fixed version 2.1.4. No other mitigation is indicated.
CVE-2026-94297: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Media Library Organizer
Description
The Media Library Organizer WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not verify that the requesting user holds the target taxonomy's management capability before creating a new term, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to create publicly visible terms in any taxonomy registered on the site.
Affected software
Media Library Organizer
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-94297 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Media Library Organizer WordPress plugin versions >=2.0.4 and <2.1.4. The plugin fails to check whether the requesting user has the appropriate capability to manage the target taxonomy before creating a new term. As a result, users with contributor-level access or higher can create publicly visible taxonomy terms without proper authorization.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access or higher can create publicly visible terms in any taxonomy on the affected WordPress site. This could lead to unauthorized content injection or taxonomy pollution, potentially affecting site content integrity and user experience. There is no indication of further privilege escalation or remote code execution from this vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Media Library Organizer plugin to version 2.1.4 or later, where this authorization check issue is fixed. Since this is a plugin vulnerability and not a cloud service, site administrators must apply the update manually. Patch status is confirmed by the version range affected and the fixed version 2.1.4. No other mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-21T09:44:13.103Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abcab03236a9c741f0494c4
Added to database: 09/30/2026, 06:24:03 UTC
Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 06:38:29 UTC
Last updated: 09/30/2026, 07:39:56 UTC
Views: 6
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