CVE-2024-13832
📋 TL;DR
The Ultra Addons Lite for Elementor WordPress plugin has an information exposure vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to extract data from password-protected, private, or draft posts they shouldn't have access to. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin version 1.1.8 or earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ultra Addons Lite for Elementor WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could leak sensitive content from private posts, potentially exposing confidential business information, unpublished content, or restricted materials.
Likely Case
Malicious contributors or compromised accounts could access draft posts or password-protected content they're not authorized to view.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to potential data exposure from a small subset of posts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once an attacker has Contributor-level credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.9 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ut-elementor-addons-lite/trunk/includes/queries.php#L506
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Ultra Addons Lite for Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.1.9+ from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable shortcode
allRemove or disable the 'ut_elementor' shortcode functionality
Edit WordPress theme functions.php and add: remove_shortcode('ut_elementor');
Temporary plugin deactivation
linuxDeactivate the plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate ut-elementor-addons-lite
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict Contributor role assignments and implement principle of least privilege
- Monitor user activity logs for unusual post access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsCheck Version:
wp plugin get ut-elementor-addons-lite --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.1.9 or higher and test shortcode functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual post queries from Contributor-level users
- Access to post IDs that shouldn't be visible to user role
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to WordPress with 'ut_elementor' shortcode parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (plugin="ut-elementor-addons-lite" AND version<="1.1.8")