WordPress plugin · widget-options
Is Widget Options safe?
Safe on 4.2.6.1 or newer.
The current version, 4.2.6.1, is past every affected range on record (9 of 9 records list one). Keep it updated and you’re clear of them.
- Flaws on record
- 9
- High or critical
- 5
- Exploited
- none
- Current version
- 4.2.6.1
- Last updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- Active installs
- 100,000+
Every recorded flaw
- Jun 25, 2026Contributor Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Widget Options <= 4.2.3 versions.CVE-2026-54823 · affects up to 4.2.3 · reported by PatchstackCritical 9.9
- Jun 17, 2026Widget Options: Insertion of sensitive information into sent dataCVE-2024-35690 · affects up to 4.0.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- May 2, 2026Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets: Remote Code ExecutionCVE-2026-2052 · affects up to 4.2.2 · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.8
- Mar 5, 2026Widget Options: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVE-2026-27984 · affects up to 4.1.3 · reported by PatchstackCritical 9
- Oct 25, 2025Widget Options – The #1 WordPress Widget & Block Control: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-10580 · affects up to 4.1.2 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
- Feb 14, 2025Widget Options: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVE-2025-22630 · affects up to 4.1.0 · reported by Patchstack1.1% oddsCritical 9.9
- Jan 21, 2025Widget Options: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2025-22722 · affects up to 4.0.8 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
- Dec 31, 2024Widget Options: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-56219 · affects up to 4.0.6.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
- Nov 28, 2024Widget Options – The #1 WordPress Widget & Block Control: Remote Code ExecutionCVE-2024-8672 · affects up to 4.0.7 · reported by Wordfence45% oddsCritical 9.9
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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