rabmalin Prime Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 2.0.1 on WordPress Shortcode pae_global_block access control

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in rabmalin Prime Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 2.0.1 on WordPress. This affects the function pae_global_block of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-13855. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in rabmalin Prime Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 2.0.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function pae_global_block of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Prime Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.1 via the pae_global_block shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract information from posts that are not public, including drafts, private, password protected, and restricted posts. This applies to posts created with Elementor only.

The weakness was shared by Francesco Carlucci. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-13855 since 02/10/2025. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/20/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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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• rabmalin

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• Prime Addons for Elementor Plugin

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• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1

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