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The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Posimyth

CVE-2024-43932

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-01
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.6.3 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in POSIMYTH The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite: from n/a through <= 5.6.2.

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 confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite plugin allows authenticated users to perform actions they should not have permission to access. The plugin fails to properly verify user capabilities before executing certain functions, potentially enabling privilege escalation or unauthorized data access.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version beyond 5.6.2 that includes proper capability checks and authorization validation for all sensitive functions.

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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
The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 5.6.3

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm plugin is installed
    Locate The Plus Addons for Elementor in your WordPress plugin directory or via the WordPress admin plugins list
    Affected if The Plus Addons for Elementor is present in the installation
  2. Check plugin version
    View the installed plugin version number from the WordPress admin Plugins page or read the plugin header file
    Affected if The installed version is unknown or cannot be verified
  3. Compare version against vulnerable range
    Compare your installed version to the affected range: versions prior to 5.6.3 are vulnerable
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 5.6.3
  4. Verify plugin status
    Check whether the plugin is currently activated on the WordPress site
    Affected if The plugin is activated and accessible to users
  5. Assess user access exposure
    Review whether the site allows user registrations or has low-privileged user accounts that could potentially trigger the vulnerable functions
    Affected if Unauthenticated or low-privileged users can access the site and trigger plugin functions

If The Plus Addons for Elementor is installed, active, and running a version lower than 5.6.3, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.6.3 or later
Fixed in 5.6.3
Interim mitigation

Update to a patched version beyond 5.6.2 that includes proper capability checks and authorization validation for all sensitive functions.

Recommended fix High confidence

The Plus Addons For Elementor version 5.6.3

  1. 1. Create a full backup of the WordPress site including database and files.
  2. 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins.
  3. 3. Locate 'The Plus Addons for Elementor' (or 'The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite').
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 5.6.3 or later.
  5. 5. Alternatively, download version 5.6.3 from the WordPress repository or the vendor's website.
  6. 6. Deactivate and delete the current plugin, then install the updated version.
  7. 7. After update, clear any caching mechanisms and verify the plugin is functioning correctly.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in The Plus Addons For Elementor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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