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.
Published: 2023-10-28
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57740 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.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Post Meta Data Manager <=1.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-862

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Wpexpertplugins Post Meta Data Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:26:41.112Z

Reserved: 2023-10-05T18:13:18.590Z

Link: CVE-2023-5425

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:44.538Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-28T12:15:37.717

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:18:46.887

Link: CVE-2023-5425

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses