CVE-2023-5425

CVSS 3.1 Score 8.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 28, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023

Summary

CVE-2023-5425 is a vulnerability affecting the Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress. It allows authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to bypass capability checks on the pmdm_wp_change_user_meta and pmdm_wp_change_post_meta functions, present in versions up to 1.2.0. As a result, an attacker can manipulate data, potentially gaining elevated privileges, such as administrator access. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to WordPress sites using the Post Meta Data Manager plugin and requires immediate attention and patching to mitigate it.

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