Zita Elementor Site Library <= 1.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Page Creation and Options Modification
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.6.3
- Affected Plugin
- Zita Site Library for Elementor
- Affected Version
<= 1.6.2- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2024-3249
At a glance
CVE-2024-3249 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Zita Site Library for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.6.2. 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 1.6.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2024, reported by Lucio Sá.
Vulnerability Overview
The Zita Elementor Site Library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the import_xml_data, xml_data_import, import_option_data, import_widgets, and import_customizer_settings functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create pages, update certain options, including WooCommerce page titles and Elementor settings, import widgets, and update the plugin's customizer settings and the WordPress custom CSS. NOTE: This vulnerability was partially fixed in version 1.6.2.
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
Reaching this weakness in Zita Site Library for Elementor <= 1.6.2 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 Zita Site Library for Elementor the fix is 1.6.3: builds <= 1.6.2 are affected, anything from 1.6.3 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.6.3, 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: Zita Site Library for Elementor 1.6.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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