CVE-2024-23518 WordPress ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin <= 2.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can access or modify data without proper authorization in the ACF Photo Gallery Field 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-2024-23518?

CVE-2024-23518 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Navneil Naicker ACF Photo Gallery Field, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Navneil Naicker ACF Photo Gallery Field.This issue affects ACF Photo Gallery Field: from n/a through 2.6.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23518?

How do I fix CVE-2024-23518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23518 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-2024-23518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6g9j-jj95-v2qh.

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