Improper Authorization in Post Meta Data Manager - CVE-2023-5425
Published: October 30, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82562
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5425
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check on the "pmdm_wp_change_user_meta" and "pmdm_wp_change_post_meta" functions. A remote user can gain elevated privileges.
Affected software
Post Meta Data Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2023-5425
Install updates from vendor's website.
Post Meta Data Manager - update to 1.2.1