Protected post disclosure via unrestricted AJAX search
Published Apr 11, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Information exposure in BdThemes Element Pack Addons for Elementor 5.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to read protected post details. The element_pack_ajax_search handler builds a published-post query without excluding password-protected entries and returns matching post details. No authentication or user interaction is required; disclosure is limited to details returned by the configured AJAX search.
Summary
What happened
Information exposure in BdThemes Element Pack Addons for Elementor 5.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to read protected post details. The element_pack_ajax_search handler builds a published-post query without excluding password-protected entries and returns matching post details. No authentication or user interaction is required; disclosure is limited to details returned by the configured AJAX search.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-2966
- Published
- Apr 11, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- BdThemes
- Product
- Element Pack Addons for Elementor
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.5.6
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