The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.74.3 via the get_instance_css function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The widget's normal update()/sanitize_field_input() pipeline — which would reject non-hex color values — is bypassed entirely because the [siteorigin_widget] shortcode handler calls $the_widget->widget() directly on the attacker-supplied decoded JSON instance.
History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gpriday
Gpriday siteorigin Widgets Bundle
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions siteorigin Widgets Bundle
Vendors & Products Gpriday
Gpriday siteorigin Widgets Bundle
Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions siteorigin Widgets Bundle

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.74.3 via the get_instance_css function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The widget's normal update()/sanitize_field_input() pipeline — which would reject non-hex color values — is bypassed entirely because the [siteorigin_widget] shortcode handler calls $the_widget->widget() directly on the attacker-supplied decoded JSON instance.
Title SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle <= 1.74.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via LESS Injection via [siteorigin_widget] Shortcode 'value' JSON Instance (design.colors LESS Variable)
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-10-10T06:40:10.233Z

Updated: 2026-10-11T16:55:16.840Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T12:27:03.747Z

Link: CVE-2026-97348

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T16:45:47.077Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-10T07:16:42.900

Modified: 2026-10-13T13:29:12.567

Link: CVE-2026-97348

cve-icon Redhat

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