CVE-2024-8979

Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders <= 6.0.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation

highExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
8.0
CVSS Score
8.0
CVSS Score
high
Severity
6.0.10
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any user, including Administrators, as long as that user opens the email notification for a password change request and images are not blocked by the email client.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=6.0.9
PublishedNovember 14, 2024
Last updatedNovember 15, 2024

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