4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-6742
Envira Photo Gallery WordPress Unauthorized Data Modification
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 11, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 17, 2024, 8:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6742 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Enviragallery envira_gallery
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-6742 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/envira-gallery-lite/trunk/includes/admin/ajax.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/envira-gallery-lite/trunk/includes/admin/ajax.php Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017115/envira-gallery-lite/tags/1.8.7.3/includes/admin/ajax.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017115/envira-gallery-lite/tags/1.8.7.3/includes/admin/ajax.php Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40655278-6915-4a76-ac2d-bb161d3cee92?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40655278-6915-4a76-ac2d-bb161d3cee92?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-754
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:enviragallery:envira_gallery:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.8.7.1
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/40655278-6915-4a76-ac2d-bb161d3cee92?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/envira-gallery-lite/trunk/includes/admin/ajax.php [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017115/envira-gallery-lite/tags/1.8.7.3/includes/admin/ajax.php [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.17626

percentile

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