What is CVE-2023-2561?

CVE-2023-2561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Billerickson Gallery Metabox, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-2561?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2561 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Billerickson Gallery Metabox

CVE-2023-2561

The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gallery_remove function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to modify galleries attached to posts and pages with this plugin.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Billerickson Gallery Metabox — versions 0
Gallery-metabox_project Gallery-metabox

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2561?: CVE-2023-2561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Billerickson Gallery Metabox, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-2561?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2561 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.