What is CVE-2017-18596?

CVE-2017-18596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elementor Elementor_page_builder, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-18596?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-18596 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Elementor Elementor_page_builder

CVE-2017-18596

The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Elementor Elementor_page_builder
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18596?: CVE-2017-18596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elementor Elementor_page_builder, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-18596?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-18596 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.