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TI-2023-02053 Aliases CVE-2023-2189GHSA-2qc2-jxhg-7phc

Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax <= 1.4.3 - Missing Authorization in toggle_widget

Priority LOW 21CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00595 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
staxwpStax Addons for Elementorup to 1.4.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Stax Addons for Elementor Vendorstaxwp Affected up to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:staxwp:stax:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 1.4.3Vulnerablestaxwp
  • cpe:2.3:a:staxwp:stax:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·staxwp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2189
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qc2-jxhg-7phc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2024-25041 WordPress Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-01699 Elementor Addons, Widgets and Enhancements – Stax <= 1.4.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via toggle_widget CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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