CVE-2024-9889
📋 TL;DR
The ElementInvader Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin has an information disclosure vulnerability that allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to view private, draft, password-protected posts, pages, and Elementor templates they shouldn't have access to. This affects all WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.2.9.
💻 Affected Systems
- ElementInvader Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Malicious contributor-level users could access sensitive unpublished content, proprietary information, or embargoed materials, potentially leading to data leaks, intellectual property theft, or regulatory violations.
Likely Case
Internal users with contributor access could accidentally or intentionally view content they shouldn't see, potentially exposing draft content, unpublished announcements, or sensitive internal documents.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and monitoring, the impact is limited to potential unauthorized viewing of non-critical draft content by trusted users.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access with contributor privileges or higher. The vulnerability is in the Page Loader widget functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 1.3.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'ElementInvader Addons for Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.3.0+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Page Loader Widget
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable Page Loader widget until patching is possible
Navigate to WordPress admin → Elementor → Settings → Advanced → Disable 'ElementInvader Page Loader' widget
Remove Contributor Access
allTemporarily restrict contributor-level access to sensitive sites
Navigate to WordPress admin → Users → Edit user roles → Remove contributor access from untrusted users
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately remove the ElementInvader Addons for Elementor plugin completely
- Implement strict user access controls and monitor contributor-level user activity closely
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → ElementInvader Addons for Elementor → Version. If version is 1.2.9 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='elementinvader-addons-for-elementor' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.3.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel. Test that contributor users cannot access private/draft content through Page Loader widget.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to private/draft posts by contributor-level users
- Multiple failed access attempts to protected content followed by successful access
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to WordPress admin-ajax.php or REST API endpoints with contributor credentials accessing private content endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" (user_role="contributor" OR user_role="author" OR user_role="editor") AND (uri_path="*private*" OR uri_path="*draft*" OR uri_path="*protected*")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3171339%40elementinvader-addons-for-elementor&new=3171339%40elementinvader-addons-for-elementor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9bd04f78-0b9c-4985-b450-007bb5cc9e26?source=cve
