Vulnerability · Published Feb 4, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-12046Medical Addon for Elementor <= 1.6.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Shortcode

Medium 4.3

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A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in Medical Addon for Elementor from nicheaddons. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Medical Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2 via the 'namedical_elementor_template' shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the content of draft, pending, and private posts.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
nicheaddons	Medical Addon for Elementor	0 – through 1.6.2

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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