CVE-2023-5583

Public Exploit

Description

The WP Simple Galleries plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.34 via deserialization of untrusted input from the 'wpsimplegallery_gallery' post meta via 'wpsgallery' shortcode. This allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.59%

Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: maca134 WP Simple Galleries

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0dc8f7cf-d8be-4229-b823-3bd9bc9f6eda?source=cve	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-simple-galleries/tags/1.34/wp-simple-gallery.php#L250	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5583?: CVE-2023-5583 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5583?: To fix CVE-2023-5583, 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-2023-5583 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-5583 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5583?: CVE-2023-5583 affects maca134 WP Simple Galleries.

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