The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the refresh_metabox function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain a list of images attached to a post.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2023-34040 | The Gallery Metabox for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the refresh_metabox function in versions up to, and including, 1.5. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain a list of images attached to a post. |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Title | Gallery Metabox <= 1.5 - Missing Authorization via refresh_metabox |
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-08T17:10:00.470Z
Reserved: 2023-05-06T14:33:02.501Z
Link: CVE-2023-2562
Updated: 2024-08-02T06:26:09.838Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-07-12T05:15:09.180
Modified: 2026-04-08T18:18:04.217
Link: CVE-2023-2562
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD