CVE-2023-3124 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the update_page_option function in versions up to, and including, 3.11.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities to update arbitrary site options, which can lead to privilege escalation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.26009.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Elementor	Elementor Pro

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.nintechnet.com/high-severity-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-elementor-pro-plugin/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/570474f2-c118-45e1-a237-c70b849b2d3c?source=cve

History

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-07T01:51:20.759Z

Updated: 2024-12-23T16:22:16.547Z

Reserved: 2023-06-06T12:43:23.617Z

Link: CVE-2023-3124

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:48:07.384Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-07T02:15:15.970

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:16:30.680

Link: CVE-2023-3124

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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