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TI-2023-06648 Aliases CVE-2023-7269GHSA-w4jg-m5rc-ppx7

ArtPlacer Widget < 2.21.2 - Stored XSS via CSRF

Priority HIGH 66CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

The ArtPlacer Widget WordPress plugin before 2.21.2 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00248 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed ArtPlacer Widget (Unknown): 2.21.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownArtPlacer Widgetbefore 2.21.22.21.2Patch availableCNA
  • ArtPlacer Widget VendorUnknown Affected before 2.21.2 Fixed in 2.21.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:artplacer:artplacer_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 2.21.1Vulnerableartplacer
  • cpe:2.3:a:artplacer:artplacer_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.21.1 Vulnerable ·artplacer

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA ArtPlacer Widget (Unknown) Fixed in 2.21.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    ArtPlacer Widget 2.21.2

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-06647 ArtPlacer Widget < 2.21.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Widget DeletionPriority MEDIUM 62

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7269
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4jg-m5rc-ppx7

References

  • TI-2023-05849 ArtPlacer Widget < 2.20.7 - Editor+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-06647 ArtPlacer Widget < 2.21.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Widget Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources