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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 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.

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  • Wpexpertplugins/Post Meta Data Manager2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:wpexpertplugins:post_meta_data_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:wpexpertplugins:post_meta_data_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <1.2.1
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.2.0

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