CVE-2023-26520: WordPress Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Advanced Text Widget : from n/a through 2.1.2.

Affected products

Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget: through 2.1.2

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/advanced-text-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-advanced-text-widget-plugin-2-1-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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