CVE-2023-32243 (GCVE-0-2023-32243)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-12 07:23 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:50
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Summary
Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor Affected: 5.4.0 , ≤ 5.7.1 (custom)
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Credits
Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
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