Enhanced Text Widget <= 1.6.3 - Missing Authorization via etw_hide_admin_notification_callback

5.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-49192
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 1, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Abdi Pranata

Description

The Enhanced Text Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the etw_hide_admin_notification_callback function in versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to hide admin notifications.

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Vulnerability Details for Enhanced Text Widget

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug enhanced-text-widget (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.6.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.3
Patched Version
  • 1.6.4

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