CVE-2023-2189

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2023-2189 · Published 09/06/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-2189 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting stax (staxwp).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.60%, higher than 48.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
stax staxwp	`≤ 1.4.3`	No fix yet

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.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stax-addons-for-elementor/trunk/core/admin/pages/Widgets.php · Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2934787/stax-addons-for-elementor
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/926550bb-265d-4811-a375-10c47e9fb4d6 · Third Party Advisory

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