CVE-2021-36850 json
WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename plugin <= 5.1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-23426
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename plugin (versions <= 5.1.9). Affected parameters "post_title", "filename", "lock". This allows changing the uploaded media title, media file name, and media locking state.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Meow Apps Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename (WordPress plugin)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/media-file-renamer/#developers
release-notes, third-party-advisory
-
patchstack.com
/database/vulnerability/media-file-renamer/wordpress-media-file-renamer-plugin-5-1-9-multiple-cross-site-reque
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-36850
- NVD CVE-2021-36850
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