# CVE-2023-38513: WordPress Photo Engine Plugin <= 6.2.5 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

> Attackers can bypass authorization to access or modify unauthorized media resources in the Photo Engine WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qf25-72qj-2prr

## What is CVE-2023-38513?

CVE-2023-38513 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jordy Meow Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom), published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Jordy Meow Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom).This issue affects Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom): from n/a through 6.2.5.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38513?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Meowapps Photo Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38513?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jordy Meow Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)

- [CVE-2024-43332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43332/): WordPress Photo Engine plugin <= 6.4.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38513 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38513 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jordy Meow Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom), published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jordy Meow Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38513/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38513/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38513
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38513
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38513

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38513/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.