CVE-2023-1807 Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax <= 1.4.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via toggle_widget
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into enabling or disabling Elementor widgets via forged requests due to missing nonce validation.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1807?
CVE-2023-1807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in staxwp Stax Addons for Elementor, published on 9 Jun 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 Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the toggle_widget function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable or disable Elementor widgets via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1807?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Staxwp Stax.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1807?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-1807 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1807 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in staxwp Stax Addons for Elementor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4cq-m8gv-jhmv.