CVE-2023-3957

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.3 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jul 27, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 863

Summary

CVE-2023-3957 is a vulnerability found in the ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.9. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to modify user metas arbitrarily, as there is an insufficient restriction on the 'apg_profile_update' function. The affected products include various versions of the ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update to a version of the plugin that addresses the issue. The potential danger posed by this vulnerability is that attackers could manipulate user metas, leading to unauthorized modifications of data within an organization's WordPress website.

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