CVE-2023-49812 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-49812: WordPress WP Photo Album Plus Plugin <= 8.5.02.005 is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR)

Vendor J.n. Breetvelt A.k.a. Opajaap

Product WP Photo Album Plus

Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR

Published December 19, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in J.N. Breetvelt a.K.A. OpaJaap WP Photo Album Plus.This issue affects WP Photo Album Plus: from n/a through 8.5.02.005.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Photo Album Plus versions up to 8.5.02.005 contain an integrity vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify data over the network without user interaction. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation or access controls. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 8.5.02.005 to remediate the issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site data without authentication or user interaction.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter plugin data, potentially affecting photo albums, settings, or other stored information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user action required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 19, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49812 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html AskarLabs — CWE-639 write-up Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-49812

CWE CWE-639

CVSS 5.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions