Arbitrary file upload in Elementor Page Builder
CVE-2020-13126
An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13125. An attacker with the Subscriber role can upload arbitrary executable files to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: the free Elementor plugin is unaffected.
Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.086 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.086 · newest: 0.086 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10214 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/05/combined-attack-on-elementor-pro-and-ultimate-ad… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-13126?
- CVE-2020-13126 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elementor Page Builder, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2020-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-13126?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-13126 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.