---
id: "CVE-2026-107787"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-107787"]
title: "CatFolders WordPress plugin: missing authorization lets subscribers reset folder ownership"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["catfolders", "runtime", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-user-registration", "plugin-not-installed", "version-2.5.7-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-05T06:17:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-05T06:31:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-05T06:33:14+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107787", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-05T06:31:51+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# CatFolders WordPress plugin: missing authorization lets subscribers reset folder ownership

The CatFolders WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 has a folder maintenance action with no authorization check. Any logged-in user with the subscriber role can reset per-user ownership of every media folder and disable the plugin's user restriction setting.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed CatFolders version in the WordPress admin plugins list or in `wp plugin get catfolders --field=version`
- Confirm whether open user registration allows subscriber accounts on the site

## Fix

- CatFolders `2.5.7` and later (the sources state the plugin is fixed before 2.5.7)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05T06:31:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107787

## From the sources

The CatFolders  WordPress plugin before 2.5.7 does not have authorisation checks on a folder maintenance action, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to reset the per-user ownership of every media folder and disable the CatFolders  WordPress plugin before 2.5.7's user restriction setting.

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