Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via update_page_option

8.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-3124
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published March 28, 2023
Last Updated June 7, 2023
Researcher Jerome Bruandet - NinTechNet

Description

The Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the update_page_option function in versions up to, and including, 3.11.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities to update arbitrary site options, which can lead to privilege escalation.

Wordfence blocked 156 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for Elementor Website Builder Pro

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug elementor-pro
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.11.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.11.6
Patched Version
  • 3.11.7

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