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Essential Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Wpdeveloper

CVE-2024-8978

MEDIUM · 5.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.0.10 or later.
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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_register_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any users who register via the Login | Register Form widget, as long as that user opens the email notification for successful registration.

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 · high confidence

The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin versions up to 6.0.9 exposes sensitive user credentials (usernames and plaintext passwords) through the Login | Register Form widget's email notification system. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access can trigger registration and retrieve credentials when the registered user opens their registration email.

MitigationUpdate Essential Addons for Elementor to version 6.0.10 or later to patch the vulnerability. Review and disable the Login | Register Form widget if immediate patching is not possible, as the exposed password data represents critical credential disclosure.

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
Essential Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 6.0.10

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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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. Check Essential Addons for Elementor plugin version
    Navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > Instored Plugins and locate 'Essential Addons for Elementor', or check the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/essential-addons-for-elementor/ for the version in the main PHP file
    Affected if The installed version is below 6.0.10
  2. Identify if Login | Register Form widget is in use
    Review active pages, posts, or custom post types for the Essential Addons Login/Register Form widget, or search the WordPress database in wp_posts for content containing 'eael-login-register' or similar widget shortcodes
    Affected if The Login | Register Form widget is published and accessible on the site
  3. Review email notification settings for registration forms
    Access the Login | Register Form widget settings in Elementor editor and inspect the 'Email Notification' or 'Send Email' configuration options to determine if email notifications are enabled
    Affected if Email notifications are enabled and set to send login credentials to users upon registration
  4. Check for unauthorized user accounts
    Review WordPress user list (Users > All Users) for suspicious accounts created by low-privileged users, particularly Contributor-level accounts that were not intentionally created
    Affected if Unexpected user registrations exist, especially from Contributor-level accounts, indicating potential exploitation

A site is affected if Essential Addons for Elementor version is below 6.0.10 AND the Login | Register Form widget with email notifications is active on the site.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.0.10 or later
Fixed in 6.0.10
Interim mitigation

Update Essential Addons for Elementor to version 6.0.10 or later to patch the vulnerability. Review and disable the Login | Register Form widget if immediate patching is not possible, as the exposed password data represents critical credential disclosure.

Recommended fix High confidence

Essential Addons for Elementor version 6.0.10 or later

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find 'Essential Addons for Elementor' in the plugin list
  4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to update to version 6.0.10 or later
  5. Alternatively, go to Dashboard > Updates and select the plugin to update
  6. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version is 6.0.10 or higher

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

Fix this in Essential Addons For Elementor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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