Gallery Metabox <= 1.5 - Missing Authorization via refresh_metabox

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-2562
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 22, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Marco Wotschka - Wordfence

Description

The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the refresh_metabox function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain a list of images attached to a post.

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Vulnerability Details for Gallery Metabox

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gallery-metabox (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5

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