Auth bypass in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor
CVE-2021-4447
The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to and including 4.6.4 due to a lack of restrictions on who can add a registration form and a custom registration role to an Elementor created page. This makes it possible for attackers with access to the Elementor page builder to create a new registration form that defaults to the user role being set to administrator and subsequently register as an administrative user.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be098ee9-b749-4908-85e8-e717d… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-4447?
- CVE-2021-4447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2021-4447?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-4447 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.