Improper access control in Elementor Page Builder - CVE-2022-1329
Published: April 22, 2022 / Updated: October 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62506
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1329
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to missing capability check in the "/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php" script when processing AJAX calls. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and modify website data or upload malicious files to the server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected system.
Affected software
Elementor Page Builder
How to mitigate CVE-2022-1329
Install updates from vendor's website.
Elementor Page Builder - update to 3.6.3
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #8433 - Wordpress Plugin Elementor Authenticated Upload Remote Code Execution (October 4, 2022)
- Exploit #7686 - CVE-2022-1329-WordPress-Elementor-3.6.0-3.6.1-3.6.2-Remote-Code-Execution-Exploit () (April 24, 2022)
- Exploit #7685 - CVE-2022-1329-WordPress-Elementor-RCE () (April 24, 2022)
- Exploit #7678 - CVE-2022-1329 (WordPress Elementor 3.6.0 3.6.1 3.6.2 RCE POC) (April 22, 2022)