Improper Privilege Management in Extra
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-11002 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-269 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Extra Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Elegant Themes |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management
EUVDB-ID: #VU30741
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-11002
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
The Elegant Themes Extra theme before 1.2.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsExtra: 1.2.1 - 1.2.2
External linkshttp://www.pritect.net/blog/elegant-themes-security-vulnerability
http://wptavern.com/critical-security-vulnerability-discovered-in-elegant-themes-products
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
