ArtPlacer Widget: A security weakness
ArtPlacer Widget is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- ArtPlacer Widget
- Plugin slug
artplacer-widget- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 19, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jul 19, 2024 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ArtPlacer Widget to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N