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High · 8.8 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2022-1329 EUVD-2022-24657GHSA-87w4-xwrv-8vj5

Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution

Published Apr 19, 2022 · Updated Feb 7, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

Vendor: elemntor Product: Elementor Website Builder Category: Web / CMS

Description

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
elemntor Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2 —

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

GitHub 6 repositories

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Automated scanner template

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