Settings modification via missing action nonce validation
Published May 22, 2026 · Updated May 22, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Kaspars Dambis Widget Context 1.3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify widget visibility settings. The save_widget_context_settings function processes a forged POST to /wp-admin/widgets.php and writes supplied visibility context values to the WordPress options table without validating an action nonce. Exploitation requires a logged-in site administrator to submit the forged request, and the demonstrated consequence is unauthorized display-context modification rather than data disclosure or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Kaspars Dambis Widget Context 1.3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify widget visibility settings. The save_widget_context_settings function processes a forged POST to /wp-admin/widgets.php and writes supplied visibility context values to the WordPress options table without validating an action nonce. Exploitation requires a logged-in site administrator to submit the forged request, and the demonstrated consequence is unauthorized display-context modification rather than data disclosure or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-7615
- Published
- May 22, 2026
- Updated
- May 22, 2026
- Vendor
- Kaspars Dambis
- Product
- Widget Context
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- May 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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