Title: Security problem
Last modified: November 16, 2023

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# Security problem

 *  Resolved [Pierre236](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pierreto/)
 * (@pierreto)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-problem-38/)
 * My hosting provider tells me that the plugin has a security problem.
 * [WordPress WP News and Scrolling Widgets Plugin <= 4.8 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control](https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/sp-news-and-widget/wordpress-wp-news-and-scrolling-widgets-plugin-4-8-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_a_id=241)

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 *  [Ketan Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patelketan/)
 * (@patelketan)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-problem-38/#post-17206980)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for reaching out to us…
 * We have checked the vulnerability issue link but this link does not properly 
   define the issue and does not define the exact issue for our plugin, so we are
   talking to the team for the vulnerability issue.
 * Thanks,
 *  [Harish Sharma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ssnstriker/)
 * (@ssnstriker)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-problem-38/#post-17217611)
 * [@ketan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ketan/) we also notice that our 
   security plugins too flagged your plugin. Here are details of vulnerability –
 * [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/detail/multiple-wponlinesupport-plugins-various-versions-missing-authorization-to-notice-dismissal](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/detail/multiple-wponlinesupport-plugins-various-versions-missing-authorization-to-notice-dismissal)
 *  [Ketan Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patelketan/)
 * (@patelketan)
 * [2 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-problem-38/#post-17217754)
 * Hello
 * We have checked the vulnerability issue link but we have all ready solved this
   issue in the current version, We are talking Wordfence Patched team so we have
   sent an email to Wordfence. please be patience.
 * Thanks
 *  [Ketan Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patelketan/)
 * (@patelketan)
 * [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-problem-38/#post-17256080)
 * Hello,
 * We solved the security issue 2 months ago but Wordfence has not updated the database.
   we have talked to Wordfence by email and Wordfence updated the database so please
   check the [Vulnerability Severity](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/detail/multiple-wponlinesupport-plugins-various-versions-missing-authorization-to-notice-dismissal)
   link all plugins perfectly working without any security issue…

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/sp-news-and-widget_91aebb.svg)
 * [WP News and Scrolling Widgets](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sp-news-and-widget/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sp-news-and-widget/#faq)
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 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sp-news-and-widget/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sp-news-and-widget/reviews/)

 * 8 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ketan Patel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patelketan/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-problem-38/#post-17256080)
 * Status: resolved