Elementor <= 3.13.2 Authenticated(Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Type Creation via save_item

5.4
Creation of Emergent Resource
CVE CVE-2023-33922
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published May 22, 2023
Last Updated May 30, 2023
Researcher Rafie Muhammad - Patchstack

Description

The Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to the creation of emergent resources due to insufficient input validation in the template "save_item" function in versions up to, and including, 3.13.3. This allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions or above, to create templates with an arbitrary post type, potentially allowing the exploitation of other plugins that depend on custom post types.

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Vulnerability Details for Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.13.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.13.3
Patched Version
  • 3.13.3

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