CVE-2026-27984 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-27984: WordPress Widget Options plugin <= 4.1.3 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Vendor Marketing Fire
Product Widget Options
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published March 5, 2026
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Marketing Fire Widget Options widget-options allows Code Injection.This issue affects Widget Options: from n/a through <= 4.1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Widget Options versions 4.1.3 and earlier contain a code injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary code on the site. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the entire site's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Site administrators should update immediately to a version newer than 4.1.3.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site with the privileges of the authenticated user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with user accounts can compromise your entire site, steal data, modify content, or take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 5, 2026 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated