Plugins · catfolders · data as of 2026-11-04
Is CatFolders safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.5.7
- Last updated
- 2026-11-01
- Active installs
- 6,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.2+
Organize and manage your files with WordPress media folders. Fast, flexible, and professional. — by CatFolders
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.5.7). Anything older than 2.5.4 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get catfolders --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update catfolders updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.3 CVE-2025-66120 · published 2025-12-16
Missing authorization check in CatFolders (2.5.3 and older)
- Affected
- 2.5.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.5.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CatFolders CatFolders catfolders allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects CatFolders: from n/a through <= 2.5.3.
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-9776 · published 2025-09-11
SQL injection in CatFolders (2.5.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.5.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.5.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The CatFolders – Tame Your WordPress Media Library by Category plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the CSV Import contents in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Recent activity
- 2026-11-01 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.5.7).
- 2025-12-16 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-66120), fixed in 2.5.4.
- 2025-09-11 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2025-9776), fixed in 2.5.3.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · SQL injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/catfolders (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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