# CVE-2021-24359: The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.11 - Arbitrary Reset Pwd Email Sending

> Attackers can send arbitrary password reset emails to users, potentially leading to account takeover when chained with an open redirect vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-37f5-h3rf-vphw

## What is CVE-2021-24359?

CVE-2021-24359 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder, published on 14 Jun 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 4.1.11 did not properly check that a user requesting a password reset was the legitimate user, allowing an attacker to send an arbitrary reset password email to a registered user on behalf of the WordPress site. Such issue could be chained with an open redirect (CVE-2021-24358) in version below 4.1.10, to include a crafted password reset link in the email, which would lead to an account takeover.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24359?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Posimyth the Plus Addons for Elementor.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2021-24175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24175/): The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass (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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24359 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder, published on 14 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2021-24359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.