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CVE-2021-25113: The Dropdown Menu Widget WordPress plugin through 1.9.7 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when saving its settings, allowing low privilege users such as subscriber to update them. Due to the

medium Affects dropdown-menu-widget (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Dropdown Menu Widget WordPress plugin through 1.9.7 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when saving its settings, allowing low privilege users such as subscriber to update them. Due to the

Package
dropdown-menu-widget (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.9.7
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (48.8th percentile)
Published
2022-04-04
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recorddropdown-menu-widget (WordPress plugin) advisories

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