ExS Widgets
ExS Widgets has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2024; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 8.8, and the most serious one scores 8.8 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 1 high.
The most common weakness is PHP Remote File Inclusion, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for ExS Widgets has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.
All of these findings were reported by João Pedro Soares de Alcântara. ExS Widgets is installed on roughly 1,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.
CVE-2024-38715ExS Widgets <= 0.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
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ExS Widgets
Author
exstheme
Adds four additional widgets: Posts, Category, Spacer, Meta. Also adds ExS Posts Gutenberg block Features ExS widgets is originally designed for working with ExS theme, but you can use in with any theme if you want. In addition to the default WordPress Recent Posts widget you can add a posts with thumbnails, with a various layouts. Also you can use ExS Blog Posts widget in your page as your Gutenberg Block Editor block. Support Use the WordPress.org forums for community support where we try to help all users. If you need help or have any questions, please send us a note.
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