# CVE-2023-46073: WordPress DX Delete Attached Media plugin <= 2.0.5.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability + CSRF

> Attackers can delete attached media without proper authorization due to missing access controls in the DX Delete Attached Media plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxw5-mxg9-j5x2

## What is CVE-2023-46073?

CVE-2023-46073 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mario Peshev DX Delete Attached Media, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mario Peshev DX Delete Attached Media dx-delete-attached-media allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DX Delete Attached Media: from n/a through <= 2.0.5.1.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46073?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-46073?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46073 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46073 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mario Peshev DX Delete Attached Media, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mario Peshev DX Delete Attached Media. 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-2023-46073/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46073/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46073
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46073
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46073

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46073/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.