Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a broken access control issue in the wpdevart Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album WordPress plugin through version 2.0.3. A logged-in user could perform an action they should not be authorized to perform, affecting site integrity. The source bundle does not report data theft, outage impact, or confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress hygiene issue. It is not described as actively exploited, but affected sites with many authenticated users should remediate sooner because the impact is unauthorized content or configuration change.
Technical view
CVE-2023-45631 is CWE-862 missing authorization in the gallery-album WordPress plugin. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Responsive Image Gallery, Gallery Album plugin version 2.0.3 or earlier, especially where untrusted or numerous low-privilege users have accounts.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector requires low privileges and no user interaction. The provided sources do not list the vulnerability in CISA KEV and do not provide evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for affected product, version range, CWE, and CVSS characteristics. Public source details are sparse on exact vulnerable action, fixed version, and exploitation, so validation should avoid assumptions beyond plugin presence and version exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the gallery-album plugin and installed version.
- Update or remove affected plugin versions when vendor guidance provides a safe path.
- If no fix is available, disable the plugin where business impact allows.
- Limit WordPress accounts to trusted users with necessary roles only.
- Monitor vendor, CVE, and Patchstack pages for remediation updates.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether gallery-album is installed on each WordPress property.
- Verify installed versions are not 2.0.3 or earlier.
- Review WordPress users and remove unnecessary low-privilege accounts.
- Check site activity logs for unexpected gallery or plugin changes.
- Document accepted risk where the plugin remains enabled pending vendor guidance.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.