Elementor Pro <= 2.9.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

2020-05-06 00:00

Chloe Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.9.4

Affected PluginElementor Website Builder Pro

Affected Version< 2.9.4

CVSS9.9Critical

CVECVE-2020-13126

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Vulnerability Overview

An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13125. An attacker with the Subscriber role can upload arbitrary executable files to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: the free Elementor plugin is unaffected.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.9.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13126 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ec997c8-3f47-45c8-8fa2-019b01c97c94

CVSS Vector

9.9

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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