CVE-2023-5506

ImageMapper <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Page/Post Deletion via imgmap_delete_area_ajax

Published Nov 7, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ImageMapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'imgmap_delete_area_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts and pages.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57820 The ImageMapper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'imgmap_delete_area_ajax' function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete arbitrary posts and pages.
History
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Title ImageMapper <= 1.2.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Page/Post Deletion via imgmap_delete_area_ajax
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Metrics ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2023, 7:48 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 7, 2023, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM