PatchTheCVECVE-2024-0559: The Enhanced Text Widget WordPress plugin before 1.6.6 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options
CVE-2024-0559 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) affecting enhanced text widget. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The Enhanced Text Widget WordPress plugin before 1.6.6 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in attributes, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why this priority
- Public exploit reference
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 6.5 (Medium) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.5% (top 57%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| Published | 2024-03-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-0559?
enhanced text widget: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-0559 being exploited?
CVE-2024-0559 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2024-0559 affect?
CVE-2024-0559 affects enhanced text widget. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.5). The Enhanced Text Widget WordPress plugin before 1.6.6 does not validate and escape some of its Widget options before outputting them back in attributes, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scri
How urgent is CVE-2024-0559?
Priority 43/100. Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action