What is CVE-2023-5506?

CVE-2023-5506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemapper Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-5506?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5506 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Imagemapper Project

CVE-2023-5506

The ImageMapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'imgmap_delete_area_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts and pages.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (33.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Imagemapper_project Imagemapper
Spikefinned Imagemapper — versions 0

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 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5506?: CVE-2023-5506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemapper Project, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-5506?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5506 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.