CVE-2023-49192 WordPress Enhanced Text Widget plugin <= 1.6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can exploit missing authorization in the Enhanced Text Widget plugin to perform unauthorized actions, requiring a plugin update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-49192?
CVE-2023-49192 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cl272 Enhanced Text Widget, published on 9 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in cl272 Enhanced Text Widget enhanced-text-widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Enhanced Text Widget: from n/a through <= 1.6.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49192?
How do I fix CVE-2023-49192?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49192 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-2023-49192 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49192 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5p2q-r363-h3r3.