CVE-2023-5426

The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pmdm_wp_delete_user_meta, pmdm_wp_delete_term_meta, and pmdm_wp_ajax_delete_meta functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete user, term, and post meta belonging to arbitrary users.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2981559/post-meta-data-manager	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6a7f882-4582-4b08-9597-329d140ad782?source=cve	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2981559/post-meta-data-manager	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6a7f882-4582-4b08-9597-329d140ad782?source=cve	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wpexpertplugins:post_meta_data_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-10-28 12:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:41

NVD link : CVE-2023-5426

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5426

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5426

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wpexpertplugins

post_meta_data_manager

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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