CVE-2022-1329 Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution
Attackers can exploit missing authorization checks to upload malicious files and execute remote code on WordPress sites using the Elementor plugin.
- 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-2022-1329?
CVE-2022-1329 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in elemntor Elementor Website Builder , published on 19 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1329?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elementor Website Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1329?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1329 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-2022-1329 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1329 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 6 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in elemntor Elementor Website Builder
- CVE-2023-48777 WordPress Elementor plugin 3.3.0-3.18.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7109 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2024-24934 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.19.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion and Phar Deserialization vulnerability
- CVE-2023-0329 Elementor Website Builder < 3.12.2 - Admin+ SQLi
- CVE-2024-54444 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.25.10 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87w4-xwrv-8vj5.