# CVE-2023-45272: WordPress 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps plugin <= 1.0.73 - Notice Dismissal Vulnerability

> Attackers can dismiss admin notices without proper authorization due to missing access controls in the 10Web Map Builder plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qpgp-454m-6h35

## What is CVE-2023-45272?

CVE-2023-45272 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps, published on 2 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in 10Web 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps: from n/a through 1.0.73.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 10web Map Builder for Google Maps.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps

- [CVE-2023-0037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0037/): 10WebMapBuilder < 1.0.73 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-31116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31116/): WordPress 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps plugin <= 1.0.74 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2022-4758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4758/): 10WebMapBuilder < 1.0.72 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45272 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps, published on 2 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 10Web Map Builder for Google Maps. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.