CVE-2023-2562

MEDIUM 4.3

Gallery Metabox <= 1.5 - Missing Authorization via refresh_metabox

CVSS Score

4.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the refresh_metabox function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain a list of images attached to a post.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	billerickson
Product	gallery metabox
Published	Jul 12, 2023
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

billerickson / Gallery Metabox

0 ≤ 1.5

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/951e4651-56d6-474d-84b3-5a7cfc357b9f?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-metabox/trunk/gallery-metabox.php?rev=611664#L203

Credits

Marco Wotschka