Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode (login-sidebar-widget) plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the custom_style_afo parameter on the login_widget_afo page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Login Widget With Shortcode Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Login Widget With Shortcode Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Login Widget With Shortcode Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Login Widget With Shortcode Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.1.3 | Vulnerable | Login Widget With Shortcode Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | Login Widget With Shortcode Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.2.4 | Vulnerable | Login Widget With Shortcode Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Login Widget With Shortcode Project
- cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Login Widget With Shortcode Project
- cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Login Widget With Shortcode Project
- cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Login Widget With Shortcode Project
- cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Login Widget With Shortcode Project
- cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Login Widget With Shortcode Project
- cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·Login Widget With Shortcode Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-6312
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc2x-mmwq-66fj
References
Exploit 3
- 20140917 CSRF/XSS vulnerablity in Login Widget With Shortcode allows unauthenticated attackers to do anything an admin can do (WordPress plugin)
- 34762
- https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrfxss-vulnerablity-in-login-widget-with-shortcode-allows-unauthenticated-attackers-to-do-anything-an-admin-can-do
Sources
- CVE-2014-6312 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-6312 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qc2x-mmwq-66fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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