QID 730373

Date Published: 2022-03-30

QID 730373: WordPress Plugin Essential Addons for Elementor Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability

A critical RCE in the popular WordPress plugin Essential Addons for Elementor impacts hundreds of thousands of websites.

Affected Versions:
Essential Addons for Elementor versions 5.0.4 and prior.
QID Detection Logic:(Unauthenticated)
This unauthenticated detection depends on the BlindElephant engine to detect the vulnerable version of the Essential Addons for Elementor.

An unauthenticated user can exploit the vulnerability to perform a local file inclusion attack, such as a PHP file, to remotely gain code execution on sites running a vulnerable version of the plugin.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Customers are requested to update to Essential Addons for Elementor 5.0.5 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 730373

    CVE-2022-0320 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    Essential Addons for Elementor URL Logo wordpress.org/plugins/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/
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