WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Better Elementor Addons < 1.3.9 - Subscriber+ Settings Update / Reset

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the bea_admin_ajax() function hooked via an AJAX action, allowing authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to save and reset the plugin's settings.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
better-elementor-addons
Fixed in 1.3.9

References

CVE
CVE-2023-41656
URL
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/better-elementor-addons/wordpress-better-elementor-addons-plugin-1-3-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
A5: Broken Access Control
CWE
CWE-862
CVSS
4.3 (Medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Rio Darmawan
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
a052801d-3438-486d-9380-aad3c56d7d80

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-09-01 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2023-11-23 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2024-03-13 (about 2 years ago)

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