CVE-2023-3957

Description

The ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an insufficient restriction on the 'apg_profile_update' function in versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above, to update the user metas arbitrarily. The meta value can only be a string.

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/689511e0-1355-4fcb-8a72-d819abc8e9a3?source=cve	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/navz-photo-gallery/tags/1.9/includes/acf_photo_gallery_save.php#L42	patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2943404/navz-photo-gallery#file0	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-3957?: CVE-2023-3957 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-3957?: To fix CVE-2023-3957, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-3957 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-3957 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-3957?: CVE-2023-3957 affects navzme ACF Photo Gallery Field.

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Description

Category

CWE-863 – Incorrect Authorization

References

Frequently Asked Questions