CVE-2026-97348 json
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)
published 2026-10-10 30 d ago modified 2026-10-13 26 d ago also EUVD-2026-96222
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 28 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/500f18e6-14ca-4632-9317-5886fa2bb763?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.74.3/base/siteorigin-widget.class.php#L1148
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.74.3/base/inc/shortcode.php#L31
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.74.3/base/inc/shortcode.php#L51
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.74.3/base/siteorigin-widget.class.php#L1117
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.74.3/base/siteorigin-widget.class.php#L1134
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.74.3/base/siteorigin-widget.class.php#L1006
- github.com /siteorigin/so-widgets-bundle/compare/540f834469fe...bf80892709fb
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3724795/so-widgets-bundle/trunk/base/siteorigin-widget.class.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-97348
- NVD CVE-2026-97348
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.