CVE-2023-3957 ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Usermeta Update
Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily update user metadata due to insufficient restrictions in the ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin.
- 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-2023-3957?
CVE-2023-3957 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in navzme ACF Photo Gallery Field, published on 27 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an insufficient restriction on the 'apg_profile_update' function in versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above, to update the user metas arbitrarily. The meta value can only be a string.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3957?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Navz Acf Photo Gallery Field.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3957?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3957 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-2023-3957 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3957 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in navzme ACF Photo Gallery Field
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h24q-rf77-p6mc.