Information disclosure in Elementor Website Builder

CVE-2024-8494

The Elementor Website Builder Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.25.10 via the 'elementor-template' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including the content of Private, Pending, and Draft Templates. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 3.24.4.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-8494: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8494?
CVE-2024-8494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-8494?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8494 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.