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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.