webangon XLTab Plugin up to 1.4 on WordPress Shortcode XLTAB_INSERT_TPL authorization

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in webangon XLTab Plugin up to 1.4 on WordPress. The impacted element is the function XLTAB_INSERT_TPL of the component Shortcode Handler. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-10689. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in webangon XLTab Plugin up to 1.4 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function XLTAB_INSERT_TPL of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The XLTab – Accordions and Tabs for Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.4 via the 'XLTAB_INSERT_TPL' shortcode due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from private or draft posts created by Elementor that they should not have access to.

The weakness was disclosed by Francesco Carlucci. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-10689 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/06/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• webangon

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• XLTab Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4

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