CVE-2024-33595

Master Addons for Elementor <= 2.0.5.4.1 - Missing Authorization on Duplicate Post

2024-04-25 00:00
Khalid

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.0.5.6
Affected Plugin
Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits
Affected Version
<= 2.0.5.4.1
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
CVE
CVE-2024-33595
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At a glance

CVE-2024-33595 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Master Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.5.4.1. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (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 2.0.5.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by Khalid.

Vulnerability Overview

The Master Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the jltma_duplicator_row_actions() function in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5.4.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to duplicate posts that may contain sensitive information.

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

Master Addons for Elementor <= 2.0.5.4.1 carries this weakness at jltma_duplicator_row_actions(), 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 Master Addons for Elementor the fix is 2.0.5.6: builds <= 2.0.5.4.1 are affected, anything from 2.0.5.6 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.5.6, 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: Master Addons for Elementor 2.0.5.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33595https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e5c3d74-1240-4501-856f-18a1c6369d1chttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33595

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