CVE-2024-33938 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-33938: WordPress Sliding Widgets plugin <= 1.5.0 - Broken Access Control to XSS vulnerability

Vendor Codename065

Product Sliding Widgets

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 2, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in codename065 Sliding Widgets allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Sliding Widgets: from n/a through 1.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Sliding Widgets through version 1.5.0 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to perform actions they should not be able to. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability across the application scope. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.5.0 when available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

A low-privilege authenticated user can perform unauthorized actions affecting data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users may read, modify, or disrupt site data and functionality depending on what Sliding Widgets controls.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account and trick a user into visiting a malicious page or link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 2, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33938 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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