Information disclosure in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor
CVE-2024-8979
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any user, including Administrators, as long as that user opens the email notification for a password change request and images are not blocked by the email client.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8979?
- CVE-2024-8979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2024-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8979?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.