CVE-2024-5614 – The Piotnet Addons For Elementor WordPress plug... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-5614?

CVE-2024-5614 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). The Piotnet Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin exposes sensitive post data through an unauthenticated API endpoint. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve titles and excerpts of draft, pending, and future posts. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 2.4.29 are affected.

📋 TL;DR

The Piotnet Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin exposes sensitive post data through an unauthenticated API endpoint. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve titles and excerpts of draft, pending, and future posts. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 2.4.29 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Piotnet Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 2.4.29

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress with Elementor and the Piotnet Addons plugin installed. The vulnerable endpoint is accessible by default.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:

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

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Worst Case

Attackers could leak sensitive information about upcoming content, business plans, or embargoed material before publication, potentially causing reputational damage or competitive harm.

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Likely Case

Attackers scrape unpublished post data to gain insights into future content, marketing strategies, or editorial calendars.

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If Mitigated

With proper access controls, only authorized users can view unpublished content, limiting exposure to authenticated sessions.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

The vulnerability is in a public API endpoint that requires no authentication. Attackers can simply send HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint to extract data.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 2.4.30

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3125094/

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 2.4.30+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable endpoint via .htaccess

all

Block access to the vulnerable PHP file using web server configuration

# Add to .htaccess file
<Files "ajax-posts-list.php">
    Order Allow,Deny
    Deny from all
</Files>

Temporarily deactivate plugin

linux

Disable the Piotnet Addons plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate piotnet-addons-for-elementor

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block requests to /wp-content/plugins/piotnet-addons-for-elementor/inc/ajax-posts-list.php
Restrict access to the WordPress admin area using IP whitelisting or additional authentication layers

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if the plugin version is 2.4.29 or lower in WordPress admin > Plugins, or send a GET request to /wp-content/plugins/piotnet-addons-for-elementor/inc/ajax-posts-list.php and check for draft post data in response.

Check Version:

wp plugin get piotnet-addons-for-elementor --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm plugin version is 2.4.30 or higher, and verify the vulnerable endpoint no longer returns draft post data without authentication.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Multiple GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/piotnet-addons-for-elementor/inc/ajax-posts-list.php from unauthenticated users
Unusual traffic patterns to plugin files

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint with post_status parameters
Traffic from IPs scanning for WordPress plugin vulnerabilities

SIEM Query:

source="web_access_logs" AND uri="/wp-content/plugins/piotnet-addons-for-elementor/inc/ajax-posts-list.php" AND status=200

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-5614

CVSS v3 Score: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE: CWE-200

Published: July 27, 2024

Last Updated: November 21, 2024

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