Elementor Website Builder <= 2.9.5 - Authorization Bypass

2020-03-31 00:00

Jerome Bruandet

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.9.6

Affected PluginElementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder

Affected Version<= 2.9.5

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2020-20634

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Vulnerability Overview

Elementor 2.9.5 and below WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to activate its safe mode feature. This can be exploited to disable all security plugins on the blog.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.9.6, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-20634 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/249caa5b-c1b0-4b72-98f3-31bbb574c834

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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