Administrator access via unauthenticated AJAX actions
Published Apr 5, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Authentication bypass in The Plus Addons for Elementor before 4.1.7 allows remote attackers to gain WordPress administrator access. The unauthenticated theplus_ajax_login action accepts a supplied username and establishes that user's session, while theplus_google_ajax_register accepts an arbitrary requested role when creating an account. Neither WordPress registration nor the Login widget must be enabled, and successful exploitation grants control of the affected site.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in The Plus Addons for Elementor before 4.1.7 allows remote attackers to gain WordPress administrator access. The unauthenticated theplus_ajax_login action accepts a supplied username and establishes that user's session, while theplus_google_ajax_register accepts an arbitrary requested role when creating an account. Neither WordPress registration nor the Login widget must be enabled, and successful exploitation grants control of the affected site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-24175
- Published
- Apr 5, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- POSIMYTH Innovations
- Product
- The Plus Addons for Elementor
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1136.001, T1078
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 5, 2021Exploitation reportedActive exploitation of administrator account bypass
- Apr 5, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=4.1.7 <4.1.7
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What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Public exploit references
- WPScan unauthenticated AJAX proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- Active exploitation of administrator account bypassreported exploitation
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