CVE-2020-26596 Code injection in n/a
Authenticated users with Editor role can execute arbitrary code via PHP snippets in the Dynamic OOO widget, requiring role restriction or widget removal.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-26596?
CVE-2020-26596 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin through 3.0.5 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because only the Editor role is needed to upload executable PHP code via the PHP Raw snippet. NOTE: this issue can be mitigated by removing the Dynamic OOO widget or by restricting availability of the Editor role.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elementor Elementor Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-26596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-3124 Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via update_page_option
- CVE-2024-35656 WordPress Elementor Pro <= 3.21.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-1364 Elementor Website Builder Pro <= 3.20.1 - Authententicated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-1521 Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro
- CVE-2024-2781 Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwhm-w9wm-r5pj.