CVE-2023-2189

low-risk
Published 2023-06-09

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Stax

Affected Vendors

Staxwp

References (5)

Exploit https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stax-addons-for-elementor/trunk/core/...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2934787/stax-addons-for-elementor
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/926550bb-265d-4811-a37...
Exploit https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stax-addons-for-elementor/trunk/core/...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/926550bb-265d-4811-a37...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal