CVE-2023-2764: Draw Attention <= 2.0.11 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Featured Image Modification

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Draw Attention plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_featured_image function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change the featured image of arbitrary posts with an image that exists in the media library.

Affected products

croixhaug Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention: through 2.0.11

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/draw-attention/trunk/public/includes/lib/drag-drop-featured-image/index.php#L500
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2917528/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/18530601-a294-448c-a1b2-c3995f9042ac?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/draw-attention/trunk/public/includes/lib/drag-drop-featured-image/index.php#L500
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2917528/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/18530601-a294-448c-a1b2-c3995f9042ac?source=cve

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