CVE-2023-0293

The Mediamatic – Media Library Folders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change image categories, which it uses to arrange them in folder views.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediamatic/trunk/inc/sidebar.php?rev=2652957#L343	Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5c87ae0-9a53-4292-a4d3-05b3bdb37b71?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mediamatic/trunk/inc/sidebar.php?rev=2652957#L343	Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5c87ae0-9a53-4292-a4d3-05b3bdb37b71	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:frenify:mediamatic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-01-13 20:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 05:25

NVD link : CVE-2023-0293

Mitre link : CVE-2023-0293

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-0293

JSON object : View

Products Affected

frenify

mediamatic

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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