CVE-2024-10050

Elementor Header & Footer Builder <= 1.6.43 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure via Shortcode

2024-10-23 20:20
Francesco Carlucci

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.6.44
Affected Plugin
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder
Affected Version
<= 1.6.43
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE
CVE-2024-10050
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At a glance

CVE-2024-10050 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Ultimate Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.6.43. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.6.44; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2024, reported by Francesco Carlucci.

Vulnerability Overview

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.43 via the hfe_template shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to view the contents of Draft, Private and Password-protected posts they do not own.

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-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in Ultimate Addons for Elementor <= 1.6.43 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For Ultimate Addons for Elementor the fix is 1.6.44: builds <= 1.6.43 are affected, anything from 1.6.44 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.6.44, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Ultimate Addons for Elementor 1.6.44 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-2024-10050https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/662f6ae2-2047-4bbf-b4a6-2d536051e389https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10050

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