# CVE-2026-2127: SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle \<= 1.70.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-02-18 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle: through 1.70.4

## Description

The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.70.4. This is due to a missing capability check on the `siteorigin_widget_preview_widget_action()` function which is registered via the `wp_ajax_so_widgets_preview` AJAX action. The function only verifies a nonce (`widgets_action`) but does not check user capabilities. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes by invoking the `SiteOrigin_Widget_Editor_Widget` via the preview endpoint. The required nonce is exposed on the public frontend when the Post Carousel widget is present on a page, embedded in the `data-ajax-url` HTML attribute.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bf92c64b-ca76-4af7-a1e4-585a60b03153?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.70.4/base/inc/actions.php#L6
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.70.4/base/inc/actions.php#L75
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.70.4/widgets/post-carousel/post-carousel.php#L590
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/so-widgets-bundle/tags/1.70.4/widgets/editor/editor.php#L120
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3460939%40so-widgets-bundle%2Ftrunk&old=3434183%40so-widgets-bundle%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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