CVE-2023-6742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Gallery Plugin for WordPress – Envira Photo Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'envira_gallery_insert_images' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to modify galleries on other users' posts.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00127.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Enviragallery	Envira Gallery

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:enviragallery:envira_gallery:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58955	The Gallery Plugin for WordPress – Envira Photo Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an improper capability check on the 'envira_gallery_insert_images' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to modify galleries on other users' posts.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/envira-gallery-lite/trunk/includes/admin/ajax.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017115/envira-gallery-lite/tags/1.8.7.3/includes/admin/ajax.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40655278-6915-4a76-ac2d-bb161d3cee92?source=cve

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-01-11T08:32:32.827Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T20:00:16.325Z

Reserved: 2023-12-12T16:09:49.262Z

Link: CVE-2023-6742

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:42:07.321Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-11T09:15:51.640

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:44:27.837

Link: CVE-2023-6742

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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