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CVE-2023-2189

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 9, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-862
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the toggle_widget function in versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to enable or disable Elementor widgets.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • staxwp Stax Addons for Elementor — Up to and including 1.4.3
  • staxwp stax — Up to and including 1.4.3

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stax-addons-for-elementor/trunk/core/admin/pages/Widgets.php#L31 Exploit
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2934787/stax-addons-for-elementor
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/926550bb-265d-4811-a375-10c47e9fb4d6?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record