CVE-2024-3927

Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) <= 5.6.3 - Form Submission Admin Email Bypass

2024-05-21 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 5.6.4
Affected Plugin: Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons
Affected Version: <= 5.6.3
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-424 · Improper Protection of Alternate Path
CVE: CVE-2024-3927

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At a glance

CVE-2024-3927 is a medium-severity Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in the Element Pack Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.6.3. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 5.6.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2024, reported by Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_).

Vulnerability Overview

The Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Form Submission Admin Email Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.3. This is due to the plugin not properly checking for all variations of an administrators emails. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass the restriction using a +value when submitting the contact form.

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.

CWE-424: Improper Protection of Alternate Path

The product does not sufficiently protect all possible paths that a user can take to access restricted functionality or resources.

Remediation

Update to version 5.6.4, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Element Pack Addons for Elementor 5.6.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3927 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3a703fc4-6c61-442e-a637-515e9f501575 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3927

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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