The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to missing authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.7.12. This is due to many AJAX actions being accessible to all logged-in users due to a lack of capability checks on the associated functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to gain otherwise restricted access to backend functions and perform actions like editing posts and importing/exporting content.
CVE-2017-18596 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder. It affects Versions up to 1.7.12 and is fixed in 1.8.0.
CVE-2017-18596 is tracked for the Plugin Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 1.7.12. Update Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder to 1.8.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
elementor
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2017-18596 |
| Patched Versions |
1.8.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.7.12
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Elementor <= 3.19.0 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion and PHAR Deserialization
Elementor <= 3.18.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Template Import
Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution
Elementor Website Builder <= 2.7.4 - Arbitrary File Upload
Elementor Website Builder <= 2.8.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
Elementor <= 3.12.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'replace_urls'
Elementor Website Builder <= 3.16.4 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Attachment Read
Elementor Website Builder <= 2.9.5 - Authorization Bypass
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