---
id: CVE-2025-14045
title: >-
  The URL Media Uploader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized safe
  file uploads due to a missing capability check on the
  url_media_uploader_url_upload_ajax_handler() function in all versions up to,
  and including, 1.0.1
summary: >-
  The URL Media Uploader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized safe
  file uploads due to a missing capability check on the
  url_media_uploader_url_upload_ajax_handler() function in all versions up to,
  and including, 1.0.1. This …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-12-12'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T20:10:01.970'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14045'
references:
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/jasoncarle/925401bb11833b1ced2342390e20718e'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-media-uploader/tags/1.0.1/url-media-uploader.php#L52
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-media-uploader/trunk/url-media-uploader.php#L52
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/57f09da9-0d2c-45db-b3ed-19a7c9f5a001?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/jasoncarle/925401bb11833b1ced2342390e20718e'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00233
epssPercentile: 0.12948
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T20:46:46.883Z'
---

## Overview

The URL Media Uploader plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized safe file uploads due to a missing capability check on the url_media_uploader_url_upload_ajax_handler() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload safe media files.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.