CVE-2024-12532
📋 TL;DR
The BWD Elementor Addons WordPress plugin exposes sensitive template data including private, pending, and draft content. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to extract this information. WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- BWD Elementor Addons 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
Attackers could steal unpublished content, intellectual property, or sensitive draft materials before publication, potentially causing business disruption or competitive harm.
Likely Case
Malicious contributors or compromised accounts could access and leak draft content, private templates, or unpublished materials.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to authorized users who already have content creation privileges.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.3.19 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3211460/bwd-elementor-addons
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'BWD Elementor Addons'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate bwd-elementor-addons
Restrict Contributor Access
allTemporarily elevate contributor role requirements or reduce contributor accounts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitoring for contributor-level accounts
- Regularly audit and review user accounts with contributor privileges or higher
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. Look for BWD Elementor Addons version 4.3.18 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get bwd-elementor-addons --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 4.3.19 or later. Test that contributor accounts cannot access private/draft template data they shouldn't see.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to content-switcher endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful contributor login
- Access to draft/private content by non-editor users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/plugins/bwd-elementor-addons/widgets/bwdeb-content-switcher.php with contributor authentication
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="*bwdeb-content-switcher*" OR plugin_name="bwd-elementor-addons") AND user_role="contributor"