CVE-2023-5506

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Description

The ImageMapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'imgmap_delete_area_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts and pages.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31dff395-c3ce-4ebe-8d38-5243fc4510d6?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/imagemapper/tags/1.2.6/imagemapper.php#L748

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-11-07

Updated: 2026-04-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00094