CVE-2025-58841 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58841: WordPress Media Author Plugin <= 1.0.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor John Luetke
Product Media Author
Weakness CWE-266
Published September 5, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in John Luetke Media Author media-author allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Media Author: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Media Author versions 1.0.4 and earlier contain an improper access control vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can modify site data or cause the application to become unavailable. The vulnerability requires high-level privileges and does not affect data confidentiality. A patch version has not been publicly identified.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

An authenticated admin can corrupt or delete site data, or make the application unavailable.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could result in data loss or site downtime without affecting user passwords or private content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated