High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-5425
CVE-2023-5425
Description
The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the pmdm_wp_change_user_meta and pmdm_wp_change_post_meta functions in versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to gain elevated (e.g., administrator) privileges.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:wpexpertplugins:post_meta_data_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <1.2.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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