Unauthorized Data Access in Gallery Metabox for WordPress
CVE-2023-2562

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Gallery Metabox
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 July 2023

What is CVE-2023-2562?

The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized access due to the absence of a capability check in the refresh_metabox function. This vulnerability allows attackers with subscriber-level permissions to retrieve a list of images linked to a post, potentially exposing sensitive data.

Affected Version(s)

Gallery Metabox * <= 1.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-metabo...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.