WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2020-7109 Modified

Elementor: A security weakness

Elementor is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Elementor
Plugin slug
elementor
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 22, 2020
Weakness
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Jan 22, 2020 and is one of 30 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Elementor 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 Elementor Page Builder plugin before 2.8.4 for WordPress does not sanitize data during creation of a new template.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources