CVE-2021-24816: Phoenix Media Rename Project Phoenix Media Rename

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Phoenix Media Rename WordPress plugin before 3.4.4 does not have capability checks in its phoenix_media_rename AJAX action, which could allow users with Author roles to rename any uploaded media files, including ones they do not own.

Affected products

• Phoenix Media Rename Project Phoenix Media Rename: before 3.4.4 (fixed in 3.4.4)

Published 2021-11-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.