Elementor Pro Plugin for WordPress < 3.11.7 Authenticated Arbitrary WordPress Options Change

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 113836

Synopsis

Elementor Pro Plugin for WordPress < 3.11.7 Authenticated Arbitrary WordPress Options Change

Description

The WordPress Elementor Pro Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by a broken access control vulnerability that could allow a full site takeover.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Elementor Pro Plugin for WordPress 3.11.7 or latest.

See Also

https://blog.nintechnet.com/high-severity-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-elementor-pro-plugin/

https://elementor.com/pro/changelog/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 113836

Type: remote

Published: 4/6/2023

Updated: 4/6/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/28/2023

Reference Information