CVE-2023-41866 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-41866: WordPress Automatic YouTube Gallery plugin <= 2.3.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Team Plugins360
Product Automatic YouTube Gallery
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 13, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Team Plugins360 Automatic YouTube Gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Automatic YouTube Gallery: from n/a through 2.3.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Automatic YouTube Gallery for WordPress contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to disrupt the plugin's availability. An attacker with a basic user account can trigger a denial-of-service condition affecting the gallery functionality. The vulnerability requires valid WordPress credentials but no special interaction from other users.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Disrupt the YouTube gallery's availability by exploiting missing authorization checks.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can cause the gallery to become unavailable or malfunction, disrupting content display.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Valid WordPress user account with low privileges (e.g., Subscriber or Contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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