Dynamic Visibility for Elementor <= 5.0.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated(Subscriber+) Post Visibility Modification
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 5.0.6
- Affected Plugin
- Dynamic Visibility for Elementor
- Affected Version
< 5.0.6- CVSS
- 5.4Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2023-35046
At a glance
CVE-2023-35046 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Dynamic Visibility for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 5.0.6. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 5.0.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2023, reported by minhtuanact.
Vulnerability Overview
The Dynamic Visibility for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'dce_visibility_toggle' function in versions up to, and including, 5.0.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to modify the visibility of posts.
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
Dynamic Visibility for Elementor < 5.0.6 carries this weakness at dce_visibility_toggle, and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. 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 Dynamic Visibility for Elementor the fix is 5.0.6: builds < 5.0.6 are affected, anything from 5.0.6 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 5.0.6, 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: Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 5.0.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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