CVE-2023-7268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ArtPlacer Widget WordPress plugin before 2.21.2 does not have authorisation check in place when deleting widgets, allowing ay authenticated users, such as subscriber, to delete arbitrary widgets

Published: 2024-07-19

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

ArtPlacer Widget

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.21.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artplacer:artplacer_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00397.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9ac233dd-e00d-4aee-a41c-0de6e8aaefd7/

History

Fri, 16 May 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Artplacer Artplacer artplacer Widget
Weaknesses		CWE-862
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:artplacer:artplacer_widget::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Artplacer Artplacer artplacer Widget

Subscriptions

Artplacer Artplacer Widget

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-07-19T06:00:04.159Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:57:35.460Z

Reserved: 2024-06-10T17:54:52.251Z

Link: CVE-2023-7268

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:57:35.460Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-19T06:15:02.140

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:52:26.457

Link: CVE-2023-7268

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862
Missing Authorization

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