CVE-2024-10775
📋 TL;DR
The Piotnet Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to extract data from private or draft posts created by Elementor that they should not have access to. This information exposure vulnerability affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of the plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- Piotnet Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Sensitive information from private/draft posts could be exposed, potentially revealing confidential business plans, unpublished content, or sensitive data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing draft content they shouldn't see, potentially compromising content strategy or revealing unpublished information.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper access controls and monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access with Contributor privileges or higher. The vulnerability is in the 'pafe-template' shortcode implementation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.4.33 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Piotnet Addons For Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 2.4.33+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable shortcode
allRemove or disable the 'pafe-template' shortcode functionality
Edit WordPress theme files to remove shortcode registration or use plugin filter hooks to disable it
Restrict user roles
allLimit Contributor and higher role assignments to trusted users only
Use WordPress user management to review and restrict role assignments
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Temporarily deactivate the Piotnet Addons For Elementor plugin until patched
- Implement strict access controls and monitor user activity with Contributor+ roles
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin > Plugins > Piotnet Addons For Elementor. If version is 2.4.32 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='piotnet-addons-for-elementor' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.4.33 or higher. Test that Contributor users cannot access private/draft posts via pafe-template shortcode.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual shortcode usage patterns by Contributor+ users
- Access attempts to private/draft post IDs via pafe-template
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing 'pafe-template' parameter with unusual post IDs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri="*pafe-template*" OR user_agent="*WordPress*") AND status=200 AND user_role IN ("contributor","author","editor")