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TI-2026-83311 Aliases CVE-2026-116852GHSA-pqqr-8pmv-5qrf

Remote code execution in WordPress Widget Options plugin

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
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-94.

Summary

The Widget Options plugin for WordPress by Marketing Fire, through 4.2.5, has an improper control of code generation flaw (CWE-94) that lets a remote attacker run code. An attacker with high privileges can exploit it remotely without user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

Author Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Widget Options <= 4.2.5 versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00595 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Marketing FireWidget Optionsup to 4.2.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Widget Options VendorMarketing Fire Affected up to 4.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Widget Options.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116852
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-pqqr-8pmv-5qrf
  3. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Other 1

  • TI-2024-08045 Code injection in Marketing Fire Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-16513 WordPress Widget Options Plugin <= 4.1.0 - Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-39626 WordPress Widget Options plugin <= 4.2.3 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-22326 WordPress Widget Options plugin <= 4.1.3 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2026-01707 Widget Options <= 4.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution via Display Logic CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-29007 WordPress LoginWP - Pro Plugin <= 4.0.8.5 - Settings Change vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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