ElegantThemes <= 1.2.3 - Privilege Escalation

Improper Privilege Management
CVE CVE-2016-11002
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published February 18, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher James Golovich
Description

The ElegantThemes Extra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.2.3. This is due to the disclosure of sensitive information which can be used for the vulnerability at hand. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to access otherwise restricted permissions.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Theme
Software Slug extra (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.3
Patched Version
  • 1.2.4
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