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CVE-2021-4445 Premium Addons for Elementor <= 4.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Arbitrary Option Update

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily update specific WordPress options due to missing capability checks in the Premium Addons for Elementor plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-4445?

CVE-2021-4445 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in leap13 Premium Addons for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Templates & Widgets, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Premium Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Option Updates in versions up to, and including, 4.5.1. This is due to missing capability and nonce checks in the pa_dismiss_admin_notice AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated subscriber+ attackers to change arbitrary options with a restricted value of 1 on vulnerable WordPress sites.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4445?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Leap13 Premium Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2021-4445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-4445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3368-73h5-mjmr.

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