THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-3124
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-3124

Elementor Pro vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
22.7%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the update_page_option function in versions up to, and including, 3.11.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities to update arbitrary site options, which can lead to privilege escalation.
Affected vendor
Elementor
Affected product
Elementor Pro
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2023-06-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-3124

  • Confirm whether Elementor Elementor Pro is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-3124.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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