WP Custom Widget Area <= 1.2.5 - Subscriber+ Menus Creation/Deletion/Update
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WP Custom Widget area WordPress plugin through 1.2.5 does not properly apply capability and nonce checks on any of its AJAX action callback functions, which could allow attackers with subscriber+ privilege to create, delete or modify menus on the site.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00386 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Custom Widget area | up to 1.2.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Custom Widget area VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kishorkhambu:wp_custom_widget_area:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.2.5 | Vulnerable | Kishorkhambu |
- cpe:2.3:a:kishorkhambu:wp_custom_widget_area:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·Kishorkhambu
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6066
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjg3-c5c8-mj5j
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-6066 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6066 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjg3-c5c8-mj5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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