SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle <= 1.73.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'theme' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.73.2 via the 'theme' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. Exploitation requires sending a malicious widgetData payload containing a legacy top-level theme key alongside a non-empty columns array to the /wp-json/sowb/v1/widgets/previews REST endpoint, which bypasses field validation because update_fields() only processes declared form fields.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92174
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vc58-2rcj-cgf8
- 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a184ee1a-5fe2-47d5-8db1-a226c73e5bb1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.73.1/base/siteorigin-widget.class.php#L214
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.73.1/base/inc/routes/siteorigin-widgets-resource.class.php#L140
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.73.1/compat/block-editor/widget-block.php#L710
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.73.1/widgets/price-table/price-table.php#L450
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.73.1/widgets/price-table/price-table.php#L332
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3605767/
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Sources
- CVE-2026-92174 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92174 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vc58-2rcj-cgf8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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