---
id: "CVE-2026-118043"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118043"]
title: "WordPress Bulk Media Register: Author users can move arbitrary server files"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["bulk-media-register", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-author-users", "plugin-2.01-or-later", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-31T06:16:33+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-31T06:33:50+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-31T06:34:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118043", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-31T06:33:50+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Bulk Media Register: Author users can move arbitrary server files

The Bulk Media Register WordPress plugin before 2.01 does not validate a user-supplied path before moving a file on the server. An authenticated user with the Author role can move or rename arbitrary files, including outside the WordPress root, which can expose protected files.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Bulk Media Register plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins; versions before `2.01` are affected.
- Review which accounts hold the Author role, since those are the accounts that can trigger it.

## Fix

- Update the Bulk Media Register plugin to `2.01` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-31T06:33:50+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118043

## From the sources

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.

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