Happy Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Leevio
CVE-2024-24833
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in HappyMonster Happy Addons for Elementor happy-elementor-addons.This issue affects Happy Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 3.10.1.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability in Happy Addons for Elementor plugin versions through 3.10.1 allows authenticated users (potentially with low privileges) to access functionality or perform actions they should not have permission to access, due to absent or insufficient capability checks before executing sensitive operations.
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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
Happy Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
<= 3.10.1CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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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Identify if Happy Addons for Elementor is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Happy Addons for Elementor' in the listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
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Determine the installed versionIn the plugins list, locate the version number listed under the Happy Addons for Elementor plugin name, or check the plugin's main file header for the Version fieldAffected if The version number is 3.10.1 or lower
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, verify that Happy Addons for Elementor shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if The plugin is currently activated on the site
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Check for authenticated user access to restricted featuresReview user roles and capabilities assigned in WordPress under Users > Roles, noting that authenticated users (including subscribers or customers) may have access to Elementor widgets or settings they should not reach due to missing capability checksAffected if Lower-privileged user accounts exist and the plugin exposes admin-level functionality without proper capability verification
A site is affected if Happy Addons for Elementor is installed, active, and running version 3.10.1 or lower, allowing authenticated users to perform actions beyond their assigned permissions.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate Happy Addons for Elementor to the latest version (beyond 3.10.1) which implements proper authorization/capability checks for all user-accessible functions and AJAX actions.
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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.
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