WidgetKit <= 2.5.4 - Missing Authorization to Notice Dismissal

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-33908
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published April 29, 2024
Last Updated July 24, 2025
Researcher Dhabaleshwar Das
Description

The WidgetKit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the wk_td_ads_dismiss_notice() function in versions up to, and including, 2.5.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to dismiss notices.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug widgetkit-for-elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.5.4
Patched Version
  • 2.5.5
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