CVE-2024-8902

Elementor Addon Elements <= 1.13.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via table_saved_sections

2024-10-11 00:00
Ankit Patel

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.13.9
Affected Plugin
Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements)
Affected Version
<= 1.13.8
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE
CVE-2024-8902
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At a glance

CVE-2024-8902 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.13.8. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.13.9; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2024, reported by Ankit Patel.

Vulnerability Overview

The Elementor Addon Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.13.8 via the render_column function in modules/data-table/widgets/data-table.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive private, pending, and draft template data.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) <= 1.13.8 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) the fix is 1.13.9: builds <= 1.13.8 are affected, anything from 1.13.9 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.13.9, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 1.13.9 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8902https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7317ecf5-d43d-4080-ad2a-7644764dd41ehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8902

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