Headline
CVE-2021-4331: The Plus Addons for Elementor PRO <= 4.1.9 & The Plus Addons for Elementor <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation — Wordfence Intelligence Community Edition
The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including 4.1.9 (pro) and 2.0.6 (free). The plugin adds a registration form to the Elementor page builders functionality. As part of the registration form, users can choose which role to set as the default for users upon registration. This field is not hidden for lower-level users so any user with access to the Elementor page builder, such as contributors, can set the default role to administrator. Since contributors can not publish posts, only author+ users can elevate privileges without interaction via a site administrator (to approve a post).
Description
The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including 4.1.9 (pro) and 2.0.6 (free). The plugin adds a registration form to the Elementor page builders functionality. As part of the registration form, users can choose which role to set as the default for users upon registration. This field is not hidden for lower-level users so any user with access to the Elementor page builder, such as contributors, can set the default role to administrator. Since contributors can not publish posts, only author+ users can elevate privileges without interaction via a site administrator (to approve a post).
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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2 affected software packages
Software Type
Plugin
Software Slug
the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?
Yes
Remediation
Update to version 2.0.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
- <= 2.0.6
Patched Version
- 2.0.7
Software Type
Plugin
Software Slug
theplus_elementor_addon
Patched?
Yes
Remediation
Update to version 4.1.10, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
- <= 4.1.9
Patched Version
- 4.1.10
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