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CVE-2021-24175

The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 was being actively exploited to by malicious actors to bypass authentication, allowing unauthenticated users to log in as any user (including admin) by just providing the related username, as well as create accounts with arbitrary roles, such as admin. These issues can be exploited even if registration is disabled, and the Login widget is not active.

El plugin de WordPress Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder versiones anteriores a 4.1.7, estaban siendo explotados activamente por actores maliciosos para omitir la autenticación, permitiendo a usuarios no autenticados iniciar sesión como cualquier usuario (incluyendo el administrador) al solo proporcionar el nombre de usuario relacionado, así como diseñar cuentas. con roles arbitrarios, como admin.&#xa0;Estos problemas pueden ser explotados incluso si el registro está deshabilitado y el widget de Login no está activo

*Credits: Ville Korhonen (Seravo), Antony Booker (WP Charged)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-03-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2025-01-05 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Posimyth
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The Plus Addons For Elementor
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< 4.1.7
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wordpress
Affected