Post Meta Data Manager <= 1.4.4 - Authentciated (Admin+) Multisite Privilege Escalation

2025-03-07 14:16
Francesco Carlucci

Strategic Overview

Status
Unpatched
Affected PluginPost Meta Data Manager
Affected Version<= 1.4.4
CVSS7.2High
CVECVE-2024-13835
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Vulnerability Overview

The Post Meta Data Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to multisite privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying the existence of a multisite installation prior to allowing user meta to be added/modified. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to gain elevated privileges on subsites that would otherwise be inaccessible.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

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