Description

WordPress Plugin Elementor Website Builder is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently upload SVG files even if not allowed. WordPress Plugin Elementor Website Builder version 3.0.13 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 3.0.14 or latest

References

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/elementor/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2020-36171 CWE-264 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass