CVE-2021-24175 The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as any user or create admin accounts in The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24175?
CVE-2021-24175 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder, published on 5 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Posimyth the Plus Addons for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-24175 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24175 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder
- CVE-2021-24949 The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-5455 Path traversal in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro
- CVE-2021-4331 Privilege escalation in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro
- CVE-2023-47178 WordPress The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro plugin <= 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2021-24948 The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Sensitive Data Disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpx3-pcr2-8rvr.