CVE-2023-2189

Published: Jun 9, 2023Modified: Apr 8, 2026

4.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Staxwp: Stax

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Staxwp Stax	Up to 1.4.3

Related CWEs

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References (5)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stax-addons-for-elementor/trunk/core/admin/pages/Widgets.php#L31

Source: security@wordfence.com

Exploit

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2934787/stax-addons-for-elementor

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/926550bb-265d-4811-a375-10c47e9fb4d6?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

Third Party Advisory

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stax-addons-for-elementor/trunk/core/admin/pages/Widgets.php#L31

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/926550bb-265d-4811-a375-10c47e9fb4d6?source=cve

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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