The PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.17. This is due to the plugin not restricting low privileged users from setting a default role for a registration form. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to create a registration form with administrator set as the default role and then register as an administrator.
CVE-2024-3668 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Privilege Escalation issue affecting the Plugin PowerPack Pro for Elementor. It affects Versions up to 2.10.17 and is fixed in 2.10.18.
CVE-2024-3668 is tracked for the Plugin PowerPack Pro for Elementor as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 2.10.17. Update PowerPack Pro for Elementor to 2.10.18 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
powerpack-elements
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-3668 |
| Patched Versions |
2.10.18
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.10.17
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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.
PowerPack Pro for Elementor <= 2.10.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation
PowerPack Pro for Elementor <= 2.10.6 - Missing Authorization to Settings Reset
PowerPack Pro for Elementor < 2.10.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Modification and Cross-Site Scripting
PowerPack Pro for Elementor <= 2.9.23 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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