#VU26471 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Elementor Page Builder
Published: March 31, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26471
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Elementor Page Builder
Elementor Page Builder
Software vendor:
Elementor.com
Elementor.com
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.