Enable Media Replace: known security problems
10 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 10 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 4.2.3 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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Someone with an author account on your site could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.2.2
- Fixed in
- 4.2.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.2.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-85655
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Post Content Modification via Media Replacement Workflow
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.2.1
- Fixed in
- 4.2.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.2.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-57722
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.2.1 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.1.8
- Fixed in
- 4.1.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.1.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-5714
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.8 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'location_dir' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.1.7
- Fixed in
- 4.1.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.1.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-2732
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.7 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Attachment Change via Background Replace
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.1.6
- Fixed in
- 4.1.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.1.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-9496
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file_modified Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.1.5)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.1.5
- Fixed in
- 4.1.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.1.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-31081
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.1.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.1.4
- Fixed in
- 4.1.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.1.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-6737
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 4.1.3
- Fixed in
- 4.1.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.1.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-4643
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.1.2 - Authenticated(Author+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.0.1
- Fixed in
- 4.0.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.0.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-0255
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could read or delete private files on your server
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.6.3
- Fixed in
- 4.0.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Enable Media Replace to version 4.0.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-2554
- Report title
- Enable Media Replace <= 3.6.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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