Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress security bypass | CVE-2023-5426

NAME
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Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress security bypass

Platforms Affected:
WordPress Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress 1.2.0

Risk Level:
7.5

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Bypass Security

DESCRIPTION
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Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a missing capability check on the pmdm_wp_delete_user_meta, pmdm_wp_delete_term_meta, and pmdm_wp_ajax_delete_meta functions. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to delete user, term, and post meta belonging to arbitrary users.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Network



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