Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor
CVE-2023-41955

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Essential Addons For Elementor
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 May 2024

Summary

A vulnerability in WPDeveloper's Essential Addons for Elementor may allow unauthorized users to escalate their privileges. This improper privilege management issue affects versions up to and including 5.8.8 of the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin, potentially allowing attackers to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users. Website administrators are urged to evaluate their installations and update the plugin to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Essential Addons for Elementor <= 5.8.8

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/essential-a...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
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