Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution

8.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-1329
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published April 13, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ram - Wordfence

Description

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.6.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • 3.6.0 - 3.6.2
Patched Version
  • 3.6.3

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