Custom Widget Area <= 1.2.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Menu Alteration

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-6066
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published December 21, 2023
Last Updated January 14, 2026
Researcher Krzysztof Zając
Description

The WP Custom Widget area plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the delete_menu and add_menu AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to alter menu items.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-custom-widget-area (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.5
Patched Version
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