What is CVE-2023-32243?

CVE-2023-32243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-32243?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-32243 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor

CVE-2023-32243

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.755 (99.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.755 · newest: 0.755 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor — versions 5.4.0
Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/wordp… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-essential-addons-for-e… (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172457/WordPress-Elementor-Lite-5.7.1-Arbitrary-P… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32243?: CVE-2023-32243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-32243?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-32243 known to be exploited?: 27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.