CVE-2021-4331

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

Description

The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including 4.1.9 (pro) and 2.0.6 (free). The plugin adds a registration form to the Elementor page builders functionality. As part of the registration form, users can choose which role to set as the default for users upon registration. This field is not hidden for lower-level users so any user with access to the Elementor page builder, such as contributors, can set the default role to administrator. Since contributors can not publish posts, only author+ users can elevate privileges without interaction via a site administrator (to approve a post).

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2021-4331

Assigner
security@wordfence.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2023-03-07T15:15:10

Last Modified Date
2023-03-14T20:58:37

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-862	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:posimyth:the_plus_addons_for_elementor:::::free:wordpress::	1	OR		2.0.6
cpe:2.3:a:posimyth:the_plus_addons_for_elementor:::::pro:wordpress::	1	OR		4.1.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2514618%40the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder&new=2514618%40the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/96388c82-2392-42b3-b0a0-c3d92910fb5c	Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4331
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4331

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2023-04-17 06:02:26				Added to TrackCVE
2023-04-17 06:02:28			Weakness Enumeration	new