Description

WordPress Plugin Essential Addons for Elementor is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently reset the password of any user, including administrator. WordPress Plugin Essential Addons for Elementor versions 5.4.0 - 5.7.1 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 5.7.2 or latest

References

https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-affecting-1-million-sites/

https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-32243

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2023-32243 CWE-20 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass