CVE-2023-2562 (GCVE-0-2023-2562)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-12 04:38 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:10
VLAI
Title
Gallery Metabox <= 1.5 - Missing Authorization via refresh_metabox
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
billerickson Gallery Metabox Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.5 (semver)
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Credits
Marco Wotschka
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