CVE-2023-5506 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00064.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Imagemapper Project Subscribe	Imagemapper Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imagemapper_project:imagemapper:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57820	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/imagemapper/tags/1.2.6/imagemapper.php#L748
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31dff395-c3ce-4ebe-8d38-5243fc4510d6?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-11-07T11:01:44.102Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T18:51:13.939Z

Reserved: 2023-10-10T19:48:43.176Z

Link: CVE-2023-5506

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:44.701Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-07T11:15:11.183

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:41:54.530

Link: CVE-2023-5506

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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