CVE-2024-10779 Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can access private or draft Elementor posts via a shortcode vulnerability in the Cowidgets plugin.

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-2024-10779?

CVE-2024-10779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in codelessthemes Cowidgets – Elementor Addons, published on 9 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Cowidgets – Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 via the 'ce_template' shortcode due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from private or draft posts created by Elementor that they should not have access to.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10779?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Codeless Cowidgets Elementor Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-10779 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r6x6-p549-4h98.

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