The Widget Options - Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'do_sidebar' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extended Widget Options Plugin | — | Update extended-widget-options plugin to version 5.2.2, or a newer patched version | Sep 23, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 |
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