CVE-2023-5425 Post Meta Data Manager <=1.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

What is CVE-2023-5425?

CVE-2023-5425 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in gandhihitesh9 Post Meta Data Manager, published on 28 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pmdm_wp_change_user_meta and pmdm_wp_change_post_meta functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to gain elevated (e.g., administrator) privileges.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5425?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpexpertplugins Post Meta Data Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5425 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-2023-5425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in gandhihitesh9 Post Meta Data Manager

• CVE-2023-5426 Post Meta Data Manager <=1.2.0 - Missing Authorization to User, Term, and Post Meta Deletion High 7.5
• CVE-2024-13835 Post Meta Data Manager <= 1.4.4 - Authentciated (Admin+) Multisite Privilege Escalation High 7.2
• CVE-2024-6264 Post Meta Data Manager <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.4
• CVE-2023-5776 Post Meta Data Manager <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post, Term, and User Meta Deletion Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-7vmh-92c8-vp9r.