CVE-2023-2764 (GCVE-0-2023-2764)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-09 05:33
Modified
2026-04-08 16:37
CWE
Summary
The Draw Attention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_featured_image function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the featured image of arbitrary posts with an image that exists in the media library.
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