# CVE-2026-2732: Enable Media Replace \<= 4.1.7 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Attachment Change via Background Replace

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-04 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- shortpixel Enable Media Replace: through 4.1.7

## Description

The Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'RemoveBackGroundViewController::load' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace any attachment with a removed background attachment.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on shortpixel Enable Media Replace, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2c5f2dc8-67f7-4dbf-8631-f434522f1b53?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-media-replace/tags/4.1.7/classes/ViewController/RemoveBackgroundViewController.php#L35
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enable-media-replace/tags/4.1.7/classes/ViewController/RemoveBackgroundViewController.php#L68
- https://github.com/short-pixel-optimizer/enable-media-replace/commit/8ca282e68e5fcf8a8e4cecc1f0ab192c42b1dc66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3473504/enable-media-replace#file26

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