cve/2023/CVE-2023-1597.md

### [CVE-2023-1597](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1597)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=tagDiv%20Cloud%20Library&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%202.7%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-269%20Improper%20Privilege%20Management&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-352%20Cross-Site%20Request%20Forgery%20(CSRF)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The tagDiv Cloud Library WordPress plugin before 2.7 does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action accessible to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, allowing unauthenticated users to change arbitrary user metadata, which could lead to privilege escalation by setting themselves as an admin of the blog.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4eafe111-8874-4560-83ff-394abe7a803b

#### Github
- https://github.com/truocphan/VulnBox