CVE-2024-8979

Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders <= 6.0.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any user, including Administrators, as long as that user opens the email notification for a password change request and images are not blocked by the email client.

Category

8.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34d09086-be33-40cf-b5bf-d6c03cf0b68a?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Elements/Login_Register.php#L2440 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188634/ product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8979?
CVE-2024-8979 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8979?
To fix CVE-2024-8979, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-8979 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-8979 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-8979?
CVE-2024-8979 affects wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders.
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