Shortcode Addons- with Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder and Elementor Extension <= 3.1.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary Options Update
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 3.2.0
- Affected Version
<= 3.1.2- CVSS
- 7.2High
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2022-33970
At a glance
CVE-2022-33970 is a high-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Shortcode Addons- with Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder and Elementor Extension WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.1.2. It carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account. The issue is fixed in version 3.2.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2022, reported by R3N0.
Vulnerability Overview
The "Shortcode Addons- with Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder and Elementor Extension" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary options update in versions up to, and including, 3.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to modify arbitrary site options that can be used for complete site takeover.
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 Shortcode Addons- with Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder and Elementor Extension <= 3.1.2 takes any authenticated account. 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 Shortcode Addons- with Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder and Elementor Extension the fix is 3.2.0: builds <= 3.1.2 are affected, anything from 3.2.0 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 3.2.0, 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: Shortcode Addons- with Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder and Elementor Extension 3.2.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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