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Essential Widgets

Essential Widgets is a WordPress component with 2 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Feb 05, 2026; the highest CVE/CNA score is 6.5.

Plugin slug: essential-widgets

CVE-2026-0867: Essential Widgets: Cross-site scripting

Essential Widgets is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

PublishedFeb 05, 2026
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Safe version
Feb 05, 2026 CVE-2026-0867
Essential Widgets: Cross-site scripting
Essential Widgets is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
See mitigation notes
CVE6.4
NVDPending
Dec 09, 2025 CVE-2025-67543
Essential Widgets: Cross-site scripting
Essential Widgets is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
See mitigation notes
CVE6.5
NVDPending