Elementor Website Builder <= 1.7.12 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	CVE-2017-18596
CVSS	High (8.8)
Publicly Published	November 27, 2017
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	James Golovich

Description

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.7.12. This is due to many AJAX actions being accessible to all logged-in users due to a lack of capability checks on the associated functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to gain otherwise restricted access to backend functions and perform actions like editing posts and importing/exporting content.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 1.7.12
Patched Version	1.8.0

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