Improper Authorization in Post Meta Data Manager - CVE-2023-5426

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Improper Authorization in Post Meta Data Manager - CVE-2023-5426

Published: October 30, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82563
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5426
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Post Meta Data Manager
Software vendor:
WpExpertPlugins

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists 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. A remote attacker can delete user, term and post meta belonging to arbitrary users.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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