Description
WordPress Plugin Elementor Website Builder is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers upload arbitrary files because the application fails to properly verify user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary code and run it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin Elementor Website Builder versions 3.6.0-3.6.2 are vulnerable.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 3.6.3 or latest
References
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/elementor-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/
https://github.com/phanthibichtram12/CVE-2022-1329
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/elementor/trunk/readme.txt
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