CVE-2024-33914

Exclusive Addons Elementor <= 2.6.9.1 - Missing Authorization to Post Duplication

2024-04-29 00:00
Khalid

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.6.9.2
Affected Plugin
Exclusive Addons for Elementor
Affected Version
<= 2.6.9.1
CVSS
5.4Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2024-33914
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At a glance

CVE-2024-33914 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Exclusive Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.6.9.1. It carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The root cause is a missing authorization check on a reachable function. The issue is fixed in version 2.6.9.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by Khalid.

Vulnerability Overview

The Exclusive Addons Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of datadue to an insufficient capability check on the duplicate_post() function in versions up to, and including, 2.6.9.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to duplicate other users posts which can lead to information disclosure for private 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

Exclusive Addons for Elementor <= 2.6.9.1 carries this weakness at duplicate_post(), and reaching it 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 Exclusive Addons for Elementor the fix is 2.6.9.2: builds <= 2.6.9.1 are affected, anything from 2.6.9.2 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.6.9.2, 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: Exclusive Addons for Elementor 2.6.9.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33914https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eae9b960-36b1-4b83-855a-d1beaa60a93fhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33914

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