Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2021-4446Essential Addons for Elementor <= 4.6.4 - Missing Authorization
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets from wpdevteam. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to and including 4.6.4 due to missing capability checks and nonce disclosure. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to perform many unauthorized actions such as changing settings and installing arbitrary plugins.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpdevteam | Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets | 0 – through 4.6.4 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/283fb581-8b61-4008-a5c4-2e1490fab33e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2526471%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&new=2526471%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=