Improper Authentication in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder - CVE-2021-24175
Published: March 9, 2021 / Updated: October 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51275
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24175
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain administrative access to the application.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder
How to mitigate CVE-2021-24175
Install update from vendor's website.
The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder - update to 4.1.7