CVE-2023-49192
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in cl272 Enhanced Text Widget enhanced-text-widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Enhanced Text Widget: from n/a through <= 1.6.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Enhanced Text Widget plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.6.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This authorization bypass likely enables lower-privileged users to access or modify widget content and settings that should require elevated permissions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Enhanced Text Widget plugin versionIn the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Find 'Enhanced Text Widget' in the list and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name.Affected if The version listed is 1.6.3 or lower
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Compare your version to the affected rangeConfirm that your installed version falls within 'up to and including 1.6.3'. Any version at or below 1.6.3 contains the missing authorization vulnerability.Affected if Your version is 1.6.3 or any earlier version number
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Verify current user role permissionsNavigate to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin. Review which user roles (such as Editor, Author, Contributor, or Subscriber) exist on the site.Affected if Any user role below Administrator exists on the site, as the vulnerability allows these lower-privileged roles to access widget settings intended for administrators
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Inspect widget configuration accessAttempt to access the Enhanced Text Widget settings page using a lower-privileged user account (such as Editor), or review the plugin files for capability checks. Check if the plugin defines and enforces proper capability requirements like 'manage_options' for widget configuration changes.Affected if The plugin does not enforce elevated capability requirements, or lower-privileged users can modify widget content and settings
Your environment is affected if the Enhanced Text Widget plugin version is 1.6.3 or lower and any user role below Administrator exists on the WordPress site, as the missing authorization flaw allows privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the Enhanced Text Widget plugin to the latest version to obtain the patched version with proper authorization controls implemented, or implement custom capability checks around widget administrative functions if no update is available.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-49192 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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