# CVE-2024-5382: Missing authorization in Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits

> Unauthenticated attackers can create or modify Master Addons templates due to missing capability checks in the REST API.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pgqq-wq3j-8p74

## What is CVE-2024-5382?

CVE-2024-5382 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in litonice13 Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits, published on 7 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ma-template' REST API route in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create or modify existing Master Addons templates or make settings modifications related to these templates.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5382?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Master-Addons Master Addons.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in litonice13 Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits

- [CVE-2024-5542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5542/): Cross-site scripting in Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-35660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35660/): WordPress Master Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.0.5.4.1 - Broken Access Control on API vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-35688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35688/): WordPress Master Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.0.5.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-35702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35702/): WordPress Master Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.0.6.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-29911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29911/): WordPress Master Addons for Elementor plugin <= 2.0.5.4.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5382 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in litonice13 Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits, published on 7 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: litonice13 Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5382/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5382

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5382/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.