WordPress JSM Show Post Metadata Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress JSM Show Post Metadata plugin, affecting versions through 4.6.0. This vulnerability allows exploitation of improperly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized actions by users with lower privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow users with lower privileges to perform actions reserved for higher privileged users, due to the missing authorization checks.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress JSM Show Post Metadata plugin should update to version 4.6.1 or later to address this vulnerability.