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4.3

Login Widget With Shortcode plugin can hijack admin login

CVE-2014-6312 · published 12 years ago
Summary

The Login Widget With Shortcode plugin for WordPress, versions before 3.2.1, can be tricked into letting an attacker take over an administrator's sign‑in process. This happens when a specially crafted request is sent to the plugin's settings page. Update the plugin to the latest version or disable it to protect your site.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
login_widget_with_shortcode_project login_widget_with_shortcode <= 3.1.1
1.0.1
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.1.3
2.2.3
2.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:login_widget_with_shortcode_project:login_widget_with_shortcode:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode (login-sidebar-widget) plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of a...
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Login Widget With Shortcode (login-sidebar-widget) plugin before 3.2.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the custom_style_afo parameter on the login_widget_afo page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.3 Medium
Exploitation
4% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published15 Oct 2014
Updated23 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2014-6312 · NVD
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