CVE-2023-2562
The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the refresh_metabox function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain a list of images attached to a post.
Published:Jul 12, 2023
Last Modified:Apr 8, 2026
EPS:Jul 12, 2023
EPSS Score:0.00131
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gallery-metabox Project
Product
Gallery-metabox
Gallery-metabox Project
Gallery-metabox
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
