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GHSA-FPX3-PCR2-8RVR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:46 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:46

Details

The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 was being actively exploited to by malicious actors to bypass authentication, allowing unauthenticated users to log in as any user (including admin) by just providing the related username, as well as create accounts with arbitrary roles, such as admin. These issues can be exploited even if registration is disabled, and the Login widget is not active.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-24175"
  ],
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    "nvd_published_at": "2021-04-05T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-fpx3-pcr2-8rvr",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:46:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:46:32Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c311feef-7041-4c21-9525-132b9bd32f89"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/critical-0-day-in-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-allows-site-takeover"
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CVE-2021-24175 (GCVE-0-2021-24175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-05 18:27 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21

Title

The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c311feef-7041-4c…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/critical-0…	x_refsource_MISC
https://posimyth.ticksy.com/ticket/2713734/	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder	Affected: 4.1.7 , < 4.1.7 (custom)

Credits

Ville Korhonen (Seravo), Antony Booker (WP Charged)

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