PT-2024-11043 · WordPress · Essential Addons For Elementor

Chloe Chamberland · Published 2024-10-15 · Updated 2025-01-10 · CVE-2021-4446

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 4.6.4

Description The issue is related to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks and nonce disclosure. This allows authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber, to perform unauthorized actions like changing settings and installing arbitrary plugins.

Recommendations For versions up to and including 4.6.4, update to the latest version to secure your site and apply all recommended patches. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive settings and plugin installation features until the update is applied.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-4446

Affected Products

Essential Addons For Elementor

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4446 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-4446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1847688653646041241 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1846444838972969364 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1847688663502581917 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1847688669248750056 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1847688644615676273 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1847688675846443483 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2526471%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&new=2526471%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/107042 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/283fb581-8b61-4008-a5c4-2e1490fab33e?source=cve · Note