CVE-2024-4471 140+ Widgets | Best Addons For Elementor – FREE <= 1.4.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection
Authenticated contributors can exploit PHP object injection in this Elementor addon to potentially execute code or access data if a POP chain exists.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4471?
CVE-2024-4471 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor, published on 23 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The 140+ Widgets | Best Addons For Elementor – FREE for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.4.3.1 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'export_content' function. This allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code. Thanks, Francesco
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4471?
How do I fix CVE-2024-4471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-4471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5r9v-8qv6-pf8f.