CVE-2023-2189 Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax <= 1.4.3 - Missing Authorization in toggle_widget
Authenticated subscribers can enable or disable Elementor widgets due to missing capability checks in the Stax plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2189?
CVE-2023-2189 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in staxwp Stax Addons for Elementor, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the toggle_widget function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to enable or disable Elementor widgets.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Staxwp Stax.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-2189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qc2-jxhg-7phc.