CRITICAL
WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin 5.4.0-5.7.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
Published May 12, 2023
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 75.53%
Description
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.
Affected products
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Affected
- ≥ 5.4.0, ≤ 5.7.1
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPDeveloper | Essential Addons for Elementor | unaffected | Affected
|
- ≥ 5.4.0 · < 5.7.1
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Update to 5.7.2 or a higher version.
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172457/WordPress-Elementor-Lite-5.7.1-Arbitrary-Password-Reset.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-36500 Advisory
- https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-affecting-1-million-sites?_s_id=cve technical-descriptionExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/wordpress-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-5-4-0-5-7-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entryThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172457/WordPress-Elementor-Lite-5.7.1-Arbitrary-Password-Reset.html | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-36500 | Advisory | |
| https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-affecting-1-million-sites?_s_id=cve | technical-descriptionExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/wordpress-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-5-4-0-5-7-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve | vdb-entryThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Patchstack
Published May 12, 2023
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Reserved May 5, 2023
Link CVE-2023-32243
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jan 8, 2025
Red Hat
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GitHub
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