#VU30741 Improper Privilege Management in Extra - CVE-2016-11002

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30741

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [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:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-11002

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Extra
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Elegant Themes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

The Elegant Themes Extra theme before 1.2.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Extra: 1.2.1 - 1.2.2

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External links
https://www.pritect.net/blog/elegant-themes-security-vulnerability
https://wptavern.com/critical-security-vulnerability-discovered-in-elegant-themes-products

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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