bestwpdeveloper BWD Elementor Addons Plugin up to 4.3.18 on WordPress Template Data bwdeb-content-switcher.php information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in bestwpdeveloper BWD Elementor Addons Plugin up to 4.3.18 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the file widgets/bwdeb-content-switcher.php of the component Template Data Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12532. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in bestwpdeveloper BWD Elementor Addons Plugin up to 4.3.18 on WordPress. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file widgets/bwdeb-content-switcher.php of the component Template Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The BWD Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.18 in widgets/bwdeb-content-switcher.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive private, pending, and draft template data.

The weakness was published by Ankit Patel. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-12532 since 12/11/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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Upgrading to version 4.3.19 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• bestwpdeveloper

Name

• BWD Elementor Addons Plugin

Version

• 4.3.0
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.3.3
• 4.3.4
• 4.3.5
• 4.3.6
• 4.3.7
• 4.3.8
• 4.3.9
• 4.3.10
• 4.3.11
• 4.3.12
• 4.3.13
• 4.3.14
• 4.3.15
• 4.3.16
• 4.3.17
• 4.3.18

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