WordPress Enhanced Text Widget plugin <= 1.5.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-23823
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-12-09 13:15:21 UTC
Updated2026-04-28 19:19:30 UTC
DescriptionMissing Authorization vulnerability in Clever Widgets Enhanced Text Widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Enhanced Text Widget: from n/a through 1.5.8.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Clever Widgets Enhanced Text Widget affected n/a 1.5.8 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/enhanced-text-widget/vulnerability/... [email protected] patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/enhanced-text-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-enhanced-text-widget-plugin-1-5-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve MITRE patchstack.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Muhammad Daffa (Patchstack Alliance) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: No patched version is available. No reply from the vendor.

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