# CVE-2023-7268: ArtPlacer Widget < 2.21.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Widget Deletion

> Authenticated users can delete arbitrary widgets due to missing authorization checks in the ArtPlacer Widget plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** 19 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cc52-c5qx-vgg7

## What is CVE-2023-7268?

CVE-2023-7268 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown ArtPlacer Widget, published on 19 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7268?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Artplacer Artplacer Widget.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7268 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7268 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown ArtPlacer Widget

- [CVE-2023-6373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6373/): ArtPlacer Widget < 2.20.7 - Editor+ SQLi (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-7269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7269/): ArtPlacer Widget < 2.21.2 - Stored XSS via CSRF (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7268 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown ArtPlacer Widget, published on 19 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7268 exists.

Affected product: Unknown ArtPlacer Widget. 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-2023-7268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7268/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.