SB2020033109 - Privilege escalation in Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress
Published: March 31, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020033109
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication checks in the "handle_ajax_request" and "enable_safe_mode" functions. A remote autenticated attacker can enable Safe Mode feature and disable security plugins installed on the website such as firewall, antispam, two-factor authentication or captcha plugins for instance.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.