Prime Addons for Elementor <= 2.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference via pae_global_block Shortcode
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 2.0.2
- Affected Plugin
- Prime Addons for Elementor
- Affected Version
<= 2.0.1- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
- CVE
CVE-2024-13855
At a glance
CVE-2024-13855 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control vulnerability in the Prime Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.1. 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 2.0.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2025, reported by Francesco Carlucci.
Vulnerability Overview
The Prime Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1 via the pae_global_block shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract information from posts that are not public, including drafts, private, password protected, and restricted posts. This applies to posts created with Elementor only.
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-284: Improper Access Control
Reaching this weakness in Prime Addons for Elementor <= 2.0.1 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Improper access control means the code decides what a caller may do using something other than their actual permissions, so the decision can be wrong without any check appearing to be missing.
Whoever can shape the request decides the answer, so the protected action runs for callers the code never meant to allow. For Prime Addons for Elementor the fix is 2.0.2: builds <= 2.0.1 are affected, anything from 2.0.2 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 2.0.2, 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: Prime Addons for Elementor 2.0.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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