Automatic YouTube Gallery <= 2.3.3 - Missing Authorization via AJAX actions
The Automatic YouTube Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings change due to a missing capability check on the ajax_callback_save_api_key and ajax_callback_delete_cache functions in versions up to, and including, 2.3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin API key and delete the plugin cache.
CVE-2023-41866 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Automatic YouTube Gallery. It affects Versions up to 2.3.3 and is fixed in 2.3.5.
CVE-2023-41866 is tracked for the Plugin Automatic YouTube Gallery as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 2.3.3. Update Automatic YouTube Gallery to 2.3.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
automatic-youtube-gallery
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-41866 |
| Patched Versions |
2.3.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.3.3
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