CVE-2023-0443

AnyWhere Elementor <= 1.2.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure

2023-05-02 00:00
Sanjay Das

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.2.8
Affected Version
<= 1.2.7
CVSS
8.6High
Weakness type
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE
CVE-2023-0443
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At a glance

CVE-2023-0443 is a high-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly AnyWhere Elementor) WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.2.7. It carries a CVSS score of 8.6 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.2.8; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2023, reported by Sanjay Das.

Vulnerability Overview

The AnyWhere Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.2.7 via the wpv_ae. This allowed anyone able to view the plugin repo to view a Freemius API Secret Key allowing them to purchase Freemius Pro using fake credit card numbers. The API Key has been revoked at this time. Note that this vulnerability does not directly impact WordPress sites.

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 privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

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

Reaching this weakness in Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly AnyWhere Elementor) <= 1.2.7 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. 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 Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly AnyWhere Elementor) the fix is 1.2.8: builds <= 1.2.7 are affected, anything from 1.2.8 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.2.8, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly AnyWhere Elementor) 1.2.8 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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