CVE-2023-5506 Missing authorization in ImageMapper
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary posts and pages due to missing capability checks in the ImageMapper WordPress 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-2023-5506?
CVE-2023-5506 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in spikefinned ImageMapper, published on 7 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imagemapper Project Imagemapper.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5506 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-2023-5506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in spikefinned ImageMapper
- CVE-2023-5507 ImageMapper <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- CVE-2023-5532 ImageMapper <= 1.2.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via imgmap_save_area_title
- CVE-2023-5975 ImageMapper <= 1.2.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Change via ajax
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qg8p-h2m3-xm72.