Photo Engine <= 6.2.5 — Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference in ajax_generate_auth_token
CVE-2023-38513Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤6.2.5Update to 6.2.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.4
- CVSS
- 5.4CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) wplr-sync
- Affected≤ 6.2.5
- Patched in6.2.6
Update to 6.2.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 6.2.5. Version 6.2.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom).
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 6.2.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Rafshanzani Suhada.
The Photo Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 6.2.5. This is due to missing validation on a user controlled key within the ajax_generate_auth_token function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate authentication tokens on behalf of another user.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom)
All 12| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting <6.6.2Update to 6.6.2 | CVE-2026-123667 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization <6.6.2Update to 6.6.2 | CVE-2026-123666 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Collection Name ≤6.5.7Update to 6.5.8 | CVE-2026-120575 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference ≤6.5.0Update to 6.6.0 | CVE-2026-115259 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.5.7Update to 6.5.8 | CVE-2026-111971 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<6.6.2Update to 6.6.2
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
<6.6.2Update to 6.6.2
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Collection Name
≤6.5.7Update to 6.5.8
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤6.5.0Update to 6.6.0
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤6.5.7Update to 6.5.8
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.4
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.