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CVE-2023-5506 (GCVE-0-2023-5506)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-07 11:01 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:45
VLAI
Title
ImageMapper <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Page/Post Deletion via imgmap_delete_area_ajax
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-05 18:20 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
spikefinned ImageMapper Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.6 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
István Márton
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