Vulnerability · Published Apr 5, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24175The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity improper authentication in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 17.2% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official description
The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 was being actively exploited to by malicious actors to bypass authentication, allowing unauthenticated users to log in as any user (including admin) by just providing the related username, as well as create accounts with arbitrary roles, such as admin. These issues can be exploited even if registration is disabled, and the Login widget is not active.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder | 4.1.7 – before 4.1.7 |
Weakness: CWE-287