CVE-2023-6984 PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) <= 2.7.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into modifying or resetting plugin settings via forged requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-6984?

CVE-2023-6984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ideaboxcreations PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates), published on 3 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.13. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the powerpack-lite-for-elementor/classes/class-pp-admin-settings.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify and reset plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6984?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ideabox Powerpack Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-6984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rj85-r62x-rwp3.

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