CVE-2024-13854 Information disclosure in Education Addon for Elementor

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can access private Elementor posts via insecure direct object reference in the Education Addon 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-2024-13854?

CVE-2024-13854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nicheaddons Education Addon for Elementor, published on 19 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Education Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 via the naedu_elementor_template shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract information from posts that are not public, including drafts, password protected, and restricted posts. This applies to posts created with Elementor only.

Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13854?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nicheaddons Education Addon.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13854?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-13854 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8fx2-6c45-vg8j.

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