CVE-2023-2561 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-2561: Gallery Metabox <= 1.5 - Missing Authorization via gallery_remove

Vendor Billerickson
Product Gallery Metabox
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published July 12, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gallery_remove function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to modify galleries attached to posts and pages with this plugin.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 12, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated