# CVE-2023-0086: JetWidgets for Elementor <= 1.0.12 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update

> Attackers can trick admins into modifying plugin settings, potentially enabling SVG uploads and XSS, via CSRF in JetWidgets for Elementor.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9j25-3cvc-f5hg

## What is CVE-2023-0086?

CVE-2023-0086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in jetmonsters JetWidgets For Elementor, published on 5 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The JetWidgets for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This is due to missing nonce validation on the save() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.  This can be used to enable SVG uploads that could make Cross-Site Scripting possible.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0086?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Crocoblock Jetwidgets for Elementor.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0086?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0086 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in jetmonsters JetWidgets For Elementor

- [CVE-2024-10323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10323/): JetWidgets For Elementor <= 1.0.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-4626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4626/): Cross-site scripting in JetWidgets For Elementor (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-2138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2138/): JetWidgets For Elementor <= 1.0.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Animated Box Widget (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-2507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2507/): JetWidgets For Elementor <= 1.0.16 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Widget Button URL (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-0034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0034/): JetWidgets For Elementor < 1.0.14 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0086 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in jetmonsters JetWidgets For Elementor, published on 5 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: jetmonsters JetWidgets For Elementor. 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-2023-0086/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0086/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0086
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0086
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0086

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0086/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.