CVE-2025-31768 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31768: WordPress Widget Manager Light plugin <= 1.18 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Otwthemes
Product Widget Manager Light
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 3, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in OTWthemes Widget Manager Light widget-manager-light allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Widget Manager Light: from n/a through <= 1.18.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Widget Manager Light versions 1.18 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify site content and functionality. An attacker can send network requests without authentication to alter widgets and settings. This affects all installations of the plugin up to version 1.18. Site administrators should update immediately to a patched version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete widgets and site content without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can deface your site, alter widget content, or disrupt functionality without needing a user account.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 3, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated