What is CVE-2023-40679?

CVE-2023-40679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jewel Theme Master Addons For Elementor, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-40679?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-40679 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Jewel Theme Master Addons For Elementor

CVE-2023-40679

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jewel Theme Master Addons for Elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Master Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 2.0.5.3.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Jewel Theme Master Addons For Elementor — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40679?: CVE-2023-40679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jewel Theme Master Addons For Elementor, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-40679?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40679 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.