The WP Media Category Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 2.0 to 2.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wp_mcm_handle_action_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to alter plugin settings, such as the taxonomy used for media, the base slug for media categories, and the default media category via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-0865 is rated Low Risk (38/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-01 | 0.19% | 0.14% | -0.04% |
| 2 | 2026-03-30 | 0.05% | 0.19% | +0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-11-15 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| de-baat | wp_media_category_management | >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:de-baat:wp_media_category_management:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |