# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fpx3-pcr2-8rvr

## 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 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24175?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24175.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder

- [CVE-2021-24949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24949/): The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5455/): Path traversal in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-4331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4331/): Privilege escalation in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47178/): WordPress The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro plugin <= 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-24948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24948/): The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Sensitive Data Disclosure (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24175 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24175 exists.

Affected product: Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24175/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24175/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24175
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24175
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24175

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24175/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.