CVE-2023-5426

Post Meta Data Manager <=1.2.0 - Missing Authorization to User, Term, and Post Meta Deletion

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data 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 in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete user, term, and post meta belonging to arbitrary users.

El complemento Post Meta Data Manager para WordPress es vulnerable a modificaciones no autorizadas de datos debido a una falta de verificación de capacidad en las funciones pmdm_wp_delete_user_meta, pmdm_wp_delete_term_meta y pmdm_wp_ajax_delete_meta en versiones hasta la 1.2.0 incluida. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados eliminen usuarios, términos y publicaciones meta pertenecientes a usuarios arbitrarios.

*Credits: Francesco Carlucci

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Complete

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-10-05 CVE Reserved
2023-10-27 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2981559/post-meta-data-manager	2023-11-08
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6a7f882-4582-4b08-9597-329d140ad782?source=cve	2023-11-08

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wpexpertplugins Search vendor "Wpexpertplugins"		Post Meta Data Manager Search vendor "Wpexpertplugins" for product "Post Meta Data Manager"				< 1.2.1 Search vendor "Wpexpertplugins" for product "Post Meta Data Manager" and version " < 1.2.1"		wordpress		Affected