What is CVE-2023-2562?

CVE-2023-2562 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-2023-2562?

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

Is CVE-2023-2562 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Billerickson Gallery Metabox

CVE-2023-2562

The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the refresh_metabox function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain a list of images attached to a post.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th 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:L/I:N/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

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2562?: CVE-2023-2562 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-2023-2562?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2562 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.