What is CVE-2023-7268?

CVE-2023-7268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artplacer Widget, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-7268?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-7268 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Artplacer Widget

CVE-2023-7268

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

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Artplacer Artplacer_widget
Unknown Artplacer Widget — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7268?: CVE-2023-7268 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artplacer Widget, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-7268?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-7268 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.