CVE-2022-1329

high-risk
Published 2022-04-19

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.

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93.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 7% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Elementor

References (8)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168615/WordPress-Elementor-3.6.2-Shell-Uplo...
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2708766/elementor/trunk/core/app/mo...
Exploit https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2022/04/12/5-million-install-wordpress-plu...
Exploit https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/elementor-critical-remote-code-execution-...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168615/WordPress-Elementor-3.6.2-Shell-Uplo...
Patch https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2708766/elementor/trunk/core/app/mo...
Exploit https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2022/04/12/5-million-install-wordpress-plu...
Exploit https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/elementor-critical-remote-code-execution-...
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal