Vulnerability Report
Plugin Critical Patch path listed CVE-2022-0320

Essential Addons for Elementor <= 5.0.4 - Local File Inclusion

The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 5.0.5 does not validate and sanitise some template data before it them in include statements, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Local File Inclusion attack and read arbitrary files on the server, this could also lead to RCE via user uploaded files or other LFI to RCE techniques.

Quick Answer

CVE-2022-0320 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 Local File Inclusion issue affecting the Plugin Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets. It affects 1.0.0 through 5.0.4 and is fixed in 5.0.5.

Published
Jan 21, 2022
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 5.0.5, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2022-0320 is tracked for the Plugin Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is 1.0.0 through 5.0.4. Update Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets to 5.0.5 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Local File Inclusion
Primary Fixed Version
5.0.5
Primary Affected Range
1.0.0 through 5.0.4
Tracking ID
CVE-2022-0320
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
essential-addons-for-elementor-lite View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2022-0320
Patched Versions
5.0.5
Affected Versions
1.0.0 through 5.0.4
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