4.3

CVE-2023-23823: WordPress Enhanced Text Widget plugin <= 1.5.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Deferred
Published 09-12-2024Last modified 28-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-23823 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in clever widgets enhanced text widget. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.8% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.5.9.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Clever Widgets Enhanced Text Widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Enhanced Text Widget: from n/a through 1.5.8.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Clever widgets1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • enhanced-text-widget≤ 1.5.8 (fixed in 1.5.9)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links