CVE-2023-3124 Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via update_page_option

What is CVE-2023-3124?

CVE-2023-3124 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in https://elementor.com/ Elementor Website Builder Pro, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the update_page_option function in versions up to, and including, 3.11.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities to update arbitrary site options, which can lead to privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3124?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Elementor Elementor Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3124 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-2023-3124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in https://elementor.com/ Elementor Website Builder Pro

• CVE-2020-26596 Code injection in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2024-35656 WordPress Elementor Pro <= 3.21.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability High 7.1
• CVE-2024-1364 Elementor Website Builder Pro <= 3.20.1 - Authententicated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-1521 Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-2781 Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-7j8c-j5qm-w6xf.