CVE-2021-36850 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-36850

WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename plugin <= 5.1.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename plugin (versions <= 5.1.9). Affected parameters "post_title", "filename", "lock". This allows changing the uploaded media title, media file name, and media locking state.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Original researcher - Ngo Van Thien (Patchstack Red Team)

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Media File Renamer – Auto & Manual Rename (WordPress plugin)
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 5.1.9

Timeline

Official Publish: October 4th, 2021
Last Modified: April 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)