Widget Options <= 4.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution via Display Logic

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8.8

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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

CVE	CVE-2026-2052
CVSS	8.8 (High)
Publicly Published	May 1, 2026
Last Updated	May 2, 2026
Researchers	bashu - VN stealthcopter

Description

The Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.2 via the Display Logic feature. This is due to the plugin using eval() on user-supplied Display Logic expressions with an insufficient blocklist/allowlist that can be bypassed using array_map with string concatenation, combined with a lack of authorization enforcement on the extended_widget_opts_block attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to execute code on the server. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 4.2.0.

References

2 affected software packages

Widget Options - Extended

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	extended-widget-options
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 5.3.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 5.3.2
Patched Version	5.3.3

Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	widget-options (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 4.2.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 4.2.2
Patched Version	4.2.3

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