Flexible Elementor PanelWordPress extension · Webmat
CVE-2022-45076
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WebMat Flexible Elementor Panel plugin <= 2.3.8 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WebMat Flexible Elementor Panel plugin version 2.3.8 and below allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended administrative actions by exploiting missing or insufficient CSRF token validation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Flexible Elementor PanelWordPress extension
< 2.3.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the plugin installation directoryAccess your WordPress site via FTP or file manager and navigate to /wp-content/plugins/flexible-elementor-panel/ or check via WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin directory flexible-elementor-panel exists on the server
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (typically flexible-elementor-panel.php) and locate the Version header comment, or view the version in WordPress Admin > PluginsAffected if The reported version is 2.3.8 or lower, or no version is displayed (indicating an old installation)
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Verify CSRF protection in admin action handlersExamine the plugin PHP files for admin action hooks (like admin_post_, wp_ajax_, or admin_init) and check if they include nonce verification using wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_refererAffected if State-changing admin actions (settings save, panel updates, element modifications) lack nonce token validation before processing requests
You are affected if the WebMat Flexible Elementor Panel plugin is installed at version 2.3.8 or below and performs administrative operations without verifying CSRF tokens.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.3.9
Update the WebMat Flexible Elementor Panel plugin to a version newer than 2.3.8, or implement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations within the plugin.
2.3.9
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to the Plugins section
- Locate the 'Flexible Elementor Panel' plugin in the installed plugins list
- If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 2.3.9 or later
- Alternatively, manually upload version 2.3.9 or newer via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
- After updating, verify the plugin version shows 2.3.9 or higher in the Plugins list
- Test that the plugin functionality works correctly after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Flexible Elementor Panel
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-45076 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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