elementor Plugin up to 1.7.x on WordPress Access Control privileges management
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in elementor Plugin up to 1.7.x on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown part of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
The weakness was released 09/10/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-18596 since 09/10/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 1.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Type
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: elementor Plugin 1.8.0
Timeline
09/10/2019 🔍09/10/2019 🔍
09/10/2019 🔍
12/18/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: wordpress.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-18596 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 09/10/2019 22:54Updated: 12/18/2023 15:24
Changes: 09/10/2019 22:54 (37), 08/18/2020 16:21 (18), 12/18/2023 15:24 (4)
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