Widget Options - Extended <= 5.1.0 & Widget Options <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure

2024-06-06 00:00

Dave Jong

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.1.3

Affected PluginWidget Options - Extended

Affected Version< 5.1.3

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-35691

View all Widget Options - Extended vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Widget Options - Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to 5.1.3 (exclusive) for Widget Options - Extended and all versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 for Widget Options. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including private/draft posts and user meta. CVE-2024-35690 was also assigned to this issue (specifically for the free version)

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.1.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35691 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0c4b963-047a-4d41-8dba-9eaa5e555235

CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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