Information disclosure in Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU78631

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3779

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw with adding the API key to the source code of any page running the MailChimp block. A remote attacker can obtain the MailChimp API key.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Essential Addons for Elementor: 5.0.0 - 5.8.1

External links

http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2938177%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&new=2938177%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e007c713-74bc-4ff5-a198-70dcc8a8ee68?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.