CVE-2024-11852 Missing authorization in Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor

Medium 4.3 Published 22 Dec 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can obtain detailed layout template listings due to missing capability checks in the Element Pack Elementor Addons 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-2024-11852?

CVE-2024-11852 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bdthemes Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor, published on 22 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid, Carousel and Remote Arrows) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_layouts() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to obtain a detailed listing of layout templates.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11852?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bdthemes Element Pack.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11852?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11852 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-2024-11852 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11852 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f8mq-v5j8-fgcq.