CVE-2022-1329

Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution

2022-04-13 00:00
Ram

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.6.3
Affected Plugin
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
Affected Version
3.6.0 – 3.6.2
CVSS
8.8High
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2022-1329
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At a glance

CVE-2022-1329 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin, affecting versions 3.6.0 – 3.6.2. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 3.6.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2022, reported by Ram.

Vulnerability Overview

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.

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. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Reaching this weakness in Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 – 3.6.2 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 Elementor Website Builder the fix is 3.6.3: builds 3.6.0 – 3.6.2 are affected, anything from 3.6.3 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.6.3, 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: Elementor Website Builder 3.6.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1329https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2421108-d4b0-480e-a020-95712cdfae8ehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1329

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