CVE-2026-97348 Path traversal in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary server files via directory traversal in the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 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-2026-97348?
CVE-2026-97348 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, published on 10 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.74.3 via the get_instance_css function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The widget's normal update()/sanitize_field_input() pipeline — which would reject non-hex color values — is bypassed entirely because the [siteorigin_widget] shortcode handler calls $the_widget->widget() directly on the attacker-supplied decoded JSON instance.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97348?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97348?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-97348 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97348 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v8j-3m7w-9w5f.