CVE-2023-3957 (GCVE-0-2023-3957)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-27 06:54 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Usermeta Update
Summary
The ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an insufficient restriction on the 'apg_profile_update' function in versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above, to update the user metas arbitrarily. The meta value can only be a string.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 18:29 UTC
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| navzme | ACF Photo Gallery Field |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.9
(semver)
|
guessed |
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