CVE-2023-3957
low-risk
Published 2023-07-27
The ACF Photo Gallery Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an insufficient restriction on the 'apg_profile_update' function in versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above, to update the user metas arbitrarily. The meta value can only be a string.
Do I need to act?
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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Acf Photo Gallery Field
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/689511e0-1355-4fcb-8a7...
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/689511e0-1355-4fcb-8a7...
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal