PowerPack Pro for Elementor: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
PowerPack Pro for Elementor is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- PowerPack Pro for Elementor
- Plugin slug
powerpack-addons-for-elementor- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 08, 2024
This CVE was published Jun 08, 2024 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update PowerPack Pro for Elementor when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
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 PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.10.17. This is due to the plugin not restricting low privileged users from setting a default role for a registration form. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to create a registration form with administrator set as the default role and then register as an administrator.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H