CVE-2023-0293 Mediamatic – Media Library Folders <= 2.8.1 - Missing Authorization
Authenticated subscribers can modify image categories in the Mediamatic WordPress plugin due to missing capability checks on AJAX actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0293?
CVE-2023-0293 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders, published on 13 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Mediamatic – Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change image categories, which it uses to arrange them in folder views.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0293?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frenify Mediamatic.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-0293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in plugincraft Mediamatic – Media Library Folders
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7xw-hxjp-35w2.