CVE-2023-5426 affects the Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 1.2.0. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to delete user, term, and post metadata due to a missing capability check in several functions. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a low-complexity attack vector that does not require user interaction, leading to a high impact on data integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpexpertplugins:post_meta_data_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.