ACF Photo Gallery Field <= 3.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Attachment Metadata Modification
Vulnerability Description
The ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the "acf_photo_gallery_edit_save" function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to modify the title, caption, and custom metadata of arbitrary media attachments.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Rafshanzani Suhada
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d52a1c67-e20d-4390-9d07-94337a31d193?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/navz-photo-gallery/tags/3.0/navz-photo-gallery.php#L173
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/navz-photo-gallery/tags/3.0/includes/acf_photo_gallery_edit_save.php#L8
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3428006%40navz-photo-gallery&new=3428006%40navz-photo-gallery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Affected Vendor
navzme
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