SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle <= 1.73.2 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'theme' Parameter
CVE-2026-92174Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.73.2Update to 1.74.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.5
- CVSS
- 7.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-98 Local File Inclusion
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- 0.5% chance in 30 days46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle so-widgets-bundle
- Affected≤ 1.73.2
- Patched in1.74.0
Update to 1.74.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.73.2. Version 1.74.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.74.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to kiemtiendinhau.
The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.73.2 via the 'theme' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. Exploitation requires sending a malicious widgetData payload containing a legacy top-level theme key alongside a non-empty columns array to the /wp-json/sowb/v1/widgets/previews REST endpoint, which bypasses field validation because update_fields() only processes declared form fields.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
All 13| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via LESS Injection via [siteorigin_widget] Shortcode 'value' JSON Instance (design.colors LESS Variable) ≤1.74.3Update to 1.75.0 | CVE-2026-97348 | |
| Medium5.4 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ≤1.70.4Update to 1.71.0 | CVE-2026-2127 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `data-url` DOM Element Attribute ≤1.68.5Update to 1.69.0 | CVE-2025-5585 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤1.64.0Update to 1.64.1 | CVE-2024-54268 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Image Grid widget ≤1.62.2Update to 1.62.3 | CVE-2024-5901 |
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via LESS Injection via [siteorigin_widget] Shortcode 'value' JSON Instance (design.colors LESS Variable)
≤1.74.3Update to 1.75.0
- Medium5.4Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
≤1.70.4Update to 1.71.0
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `data-url` DOM Element Attribute
≤1.68.5Update to 1.69.0
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤1.64.0Update to 1.64.1
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Image Grid widget
≤1.62.2Update to 1.62.3
Same weakness (Local File Inclusion)
All Local File Inclusion| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup
≤5.25.25Update to 5.26.45
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
≤1.0.2Update to 1.1
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
≤3.3.9Update to 3.4.0
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST.org.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.