CVE-2024-11852

Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) <= 5.10.12 - Missing Authorization

2024-12-21 12:54
Tieu Pham Trong Nhan

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 5.10.13
Affected Plugin
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons
Affected Version
<= 5.10.12
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2024-11852
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At a glance

CVE-2024-11852 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Element Pack Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.10.12. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 5.10.13; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed December 2024, reported by Tieu Pham Trong Nhan.

Vulnerability Overview

The Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid, Carousel and Remote Arrows) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_layouts() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to obtain a detailed listing of layout templates.

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-862: Missing Authorization

Element Pack Addons for Elementor <= 5.10.12 carries this weakness at get_layouts(), and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.

Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For Element Pack Addons for Elementor the fix is 5.10.13: builds <= 5.10.12 are affected, anything from 5.10.13 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 5.10.13, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Element Pack Addons for Elementor 5.10.13 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11852https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d2d23e6f-d48f-4734-95f8-12bd58eb1c2fhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11852

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