CVE-2025-22722

Widget Options <= 4.0.8 - Missing Authorization to Notice Dismissal

mediumMissing Authorization

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

4.0.9

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The Widget Options plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the widgetopts_ajax_hide_rating() function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to dismiss a ratings notice.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.0.8

PublishedJanuary 15, 2025

Last updatedJanuary 21, 2025

Affected pluginwidget-options

Source Code

WordPress.org SVN

Vulnerable v4.0.8

Browse source Download .zip

Patched

Patched version not available.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0b571c8-d414-4566-a24c-e70fd1740256?source=api-prod

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