Title: security vulnerability?
Last modified: July 22, 2023

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# security vulnerability?

 *  [eddierosenthal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddierosenthal/)
 * (@eddierosenthal)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-69/)
 * all my sites (prolly 20 or more of them)
 * use enhanced text, and they all have
 * Critical Problems:
 * * The Plugin “Enhanced Text Widget” has a security vulnerability.
 * 
   Vulnerability Severity: 4.3/10.0 (Medium) [Vulnerability Information](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7487f72c-9852-4651-a848-239d4882bbf8?source=plugin)
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/enhanced-text-widget/#developers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/enhanced-text-widget/#developers)
 * is there a fix?
 * They all have the latest WP.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsecurity-vulnerability-69%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Nick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/d4d5bh6/)
 * (@d4d5bh6)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-69/#post-16867241)
 * Yes, we’re on it, will release a fix soon.
 *  Plugin Author [iClyde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iclyde/)
 * (@iclyde)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-69/#post-16868292)
 * Solution released, please check it out [@eddierosenthal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddierosenthal/)
   [@crzyhrse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crzyhrse/)! 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [eddierosenthal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddierosenthal/)
 * (@eddierosenthal)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-69/#post-16872490)
 * i still see in the latest version this warning i get –
 * Known VulnerabilitiesWordPress Enhanced Text Widget plugin <= 1.5.8 – Broken 
   Access Control vulnerability
 * [https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/enhanced-text-widget/wordpress-enhanced-text-widget-plugin-1-5-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_a_id=431](https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/enhanced-text-widget/wordpress-enhanced-text-widget-plugin-1-5-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_a_id=431)
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by [eddierosenthal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddierosenthal/).
 *  Thread Starter [eddierosenthal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddierosenthal/)
 * (@eddierosenthal)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-69/#post-16880203)
 * i don’t see how this could be labeled “Resolved”. As every day i get dozens of
   the warning from either WordFence of ithemes security plugin. I do hope sincerely
   this gets “Resolved”.

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 * Last reply from: [eddierosenthal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddierosenthal/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-vulnerability-69/#post-16880203)
 * Status: not resolved