CVE-2024-33914
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Exclusive Addons Elementor WordPress plugin. It allows unauthorized users to duplicate posts without proper permissions. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Exclusive Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Unauthorized users could duplicate sensitive posts, modify content, or create spam posts that appear legitimate.
Likely Case
Low-privileged users or attackers could duplicate posts to create spam content or disrupt site organization.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and authentication controls, impact would be limited to authorized users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the WordPress site, but not necessarily administrative privileges.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.6.9.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Exclusive Addons for Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download latest version from WordPress repository. 5. Activate updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin temporarily
allDeactivate the Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate exclusive-addons-for-elementor
Restrict user roles
allLimit post editing capabilities to trusted administrators only
Use WordPress role management plugins or custom code to restrict capabilities
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin completely
- Implement strict user role management and audit all post duplication activities
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Exclusive Addons for Elementor → Version. If version is 2.6.9.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get exclusive-addons-for-elementor --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 2.6.9.1 and test post duplication with non-admin users.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple post duplication events from non-admin users
- Unusual post creation patterns
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to post duplication endpoints from unauthorized IPs/users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" action="post_duplicate" user_role!="administrator"🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/wordpress-exclusive-addons-for-elementor-plugin-2-6-9-1-broken-access-control-on-post-duplication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/wordpress-exclusive-addons-for-elementor-plugin-2-6-9-1-broken-access-control-on-post-duplication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
