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
EPSS: 0.086 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Elementor Elementor_page_builder
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.