# Enhanced Text Widget

> An enhanced version of the text widget that supports Text, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Shortcodes and PHP with linkable widget title.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 11:28 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `enhanced-text-widget`
- Author: cl272
- Version: 1.6.7
- Active installs: 30,000+
- Last update: 2024-07-17 (2 years ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 6.6.11 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 3.6, PHP any
- Tags: clickable, linkable, linked title, text, widget
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/enhanced-text-widget/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- FLAG: Not updated in over a year (last update 2024-07-17).
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 6.6.11).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit, Focused ↔ All-in-one (personality).

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2024-04-10 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 1.6.4). WF-fee47bb5-5af9-426c-8760-193276e046ea-10, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fee47bb5-5af9-426c-8760-193276e046ea?source=api-prod
- 2024-02-20 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.6.5). CVE-2024-0559, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f42b59e-42a3-4c1d-805d-dfe8c692223e?source=api-prod
- 2023-12-01 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization via etw_hide_admin_notification_callback (up to 1.6.3). CVE-2023-49192, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25122475-fc2c-4a8c-90d3-f4a85fb3a8cc?source=api-prod
- 2023-07-27 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery on handle_installation function (up to 1.5.7). WF-ab7c8926-c762-49b1-bc97-4b7a2f4f97fc-10, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab7c8926-c762-49b1-bc97-4b7a2f4f97fc?source=api-prod
- 2023-07-27 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization on handle_installation function (up to 1.5.7). WF-cf7bdd0e-f3b3-4be5-8a30-2c6d9cb783a3-10, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cf7bdd0e-f3b3-4be5-8a30-2c6d9cb783a3?source=api-prod
- 2023-06-30 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 1.5.8). CVE-2023-23823, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7487f72c-9852-4651-a848-239d4882bbf8?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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