Testimonial Carousel For Elementor <= 10.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Limited Setting Update
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 10.2.1
- Affected Plugin
- Testimonial Carousel For Elementor
- Affected Version
<= 10.2.0- CVSS
- 5.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2024-4858
At a glance
CVE-2024-4858 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Testimonial Carousel For Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 10.2.0. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 10.2.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2024, reported by Francesco Carlucci.
Vulnerability Overview
The Testimonial Carousel For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_testimonials_option_callback' function in versions up to, and including, 10.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the OpenAI API key, disabling the feature.
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 privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Testimonial Carousel For Elementor <= 10.2.0 carries this weakness at save_testimonials_option_callback, 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 Testimonial Carousel For Elementor the fix is 10.2.1: builds <= 10.2.0 are affected, anything from 10.2.1 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 10.2.1, 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: Testimonial Carousel For Elementor 10.2.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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External References
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