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GHSA-FG66-PM82-5944

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-11 09:31 – Updated: 2026-03-11 09:31

Details

The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.21.0 via the ha_duplicate_thing admin action handler. This is due to the can_clone() method only checking current_user_can('edit_posts') (a general capability) without performing object-level authorization such as current_user_can('edit_post', $post_id), and the nonce being tied to the generic action name ha_duplicate_thing rather than to a specific post ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to clone any published post, page, or custom post type by obtaining a valid clone nonce from their own posts and changing the post_id parameter to target other users' content. The clone operation copies the full post content, all post metadata (including potentially sensitive widget configurations and API tokens), and taxonomies into a new draft owned by the attacker.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2026-2917 (GCVE-0-2026-2917)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 07:36 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:09

Title

Happy Addons for Elementor <= 3.21.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Duplication via 'post_id' Parameter

Summary

The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.21.0 via the `ha_duplicate_thing` admin action handler. This is due to the `can_clone()` method only checking `current_user_can('edit_posts')` (a general capability) without performing object-level authorization such as `current_user_can('edit_post', $post_id)`, and the nonce being tied to the generic action name `ha_duplicate_thing` rather than to a specific post ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to clone any published post, page, or custom post type by obtaining a valid clone nonce from their own posts and changing the `post_id` parameter to target other users' content. The clone operation copies the full post content, all post metadata (including potentially sensitive widget configurations and API tokens), and taxonomies into a new draft owned by the attacker.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-03-11 13:48 UTC

CWE

CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root Scorecard

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
thehappymonster	Happy Addons for Elementor	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.21.0 (semver)

Credits

Dmitrii Ignatyev

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