CVE-2024-8979

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any user, including Administrators, as long as that user opens the email notification for a password change request and images are not blocked by the email client.

CVSS v3 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Elements/Login_Register.php#L2440	Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188634/	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34d09086-be33-40cf-b5bf-d6c03cf0b68a?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-11-15 10:15

Updated : 2024-11-19 17:05

NVD link : CVE-2024-8979

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8979

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wpdeveloper

essential_addons_for_elementor

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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