Draw Attention <= 2.0.15 — Improper Access Control via register_cpt
CVE-2023-46616Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.0.15Update to 2.0.16 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.3
- CVSS
- 6.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWhat 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:LAvailability- Low
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention draw-attention
- Affected≤ 2.0.15
- Patched in2.0.16
Update to 2.0.16 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.0.15. Version 2.0.16 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.0.16, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to thiennv.
The Draw Attention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due improper capability mapping on the register_cpt function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.15. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to edit other user's Draw Attention posts.
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Featured Image Modification ≤2.0.11Update to 2.0.12 | CVE-2023-2764 |
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Featured Image Modification
≤2.0.11Update to 2.0.12
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. 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.