Description

WordPress Plugin The Plus Addons for Elementor is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently create new administrative user accounts, or log in as other administrative users. WordPress Plugin The Plus Addons for Elementor version 4.1.6 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 4.1.7 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/critical-0-day-in-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-allows-site-takeover/

https://theplusaddons.com/changelog/

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WordPress 4.0.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (4.0 - 4.0.26)

WordPress 4.2.x Denial of Service Vulnerability (4.2 - 4.2.19)

Severity

High

Classification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass CWE-264 CVE-2021-24175