Elementor Website Builder <= 2.9.5 - Authorization Bypass

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	CVE-2020-20634
CVSS	Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published	March 31, 2020
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Jerome Bruandet

Description

Elementor 2.9.5 and below WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to activate its safe mode feature. This can be exploited to disable all security plugins on the blog.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 2.9.5
Patched Version	2.9.6

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