Bulk Media Register Plugin up to 2.0 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Bulk Media Register Plugin up to 2.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-118043. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Bulk Media Register Plugin up to 2.0. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-118043 since 10/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.01 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Bulk Media Register Plugin 2.01

Timelineinfo

10/27/2026 CVE reserved
10/31/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
10/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: WPScan
CVE: CVE-2026-118043 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-118043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-429473

Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2026 07:15
Changes: 10/31/2026 07:15 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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