Access Control Flaw in WP Custom Widget Area by Kishor Khambu
CVE-2023-45045

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Custom Widget Area
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 January 2025

What is CVE-2023-45045?

A missing authorization vulnerability exists in the WP Custom Widget Area plugin developed by Kishor Khambu, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This issue affects versions from n/a through 1.2.5, potentially enabling unauthorized actions due to improper restrictions on user permissions.

Affected Version(s)

WP Custom Widget area <= 1.2.5

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-custo...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance)
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