Borderless – Widgets, Elements, Templates and Toolkit for Elementor & Gutenberg: Code execution
Borderless – Widgets, Elements, Templates and Toolkit for Elementor & Gutenberg is affected by code execution. Exploitation requires at least administrator-level access. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.
- Component
- Borderless – Widgets, Elements, Templates and Toolkit for Elementor & Gutenberg
- Plugin slug
borderless- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 30, 2025
This CVE was published Jan 30, 2025 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Borderless – Widgets, Elements, Templates and Toolkit for Elementor & Gutenberg to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Borderless – Widgets, Elements, Templates and Toolkit for Elementor & Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.0 via the 'write_config' function. This is due to a lack of sanitization on an imported JSON file. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H