High severity · published Sep 10, 2019
CVE-2017-18596
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions
8.8
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
Elementor Page Builder · Elementor
before 1.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18596
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18596
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/#developers
Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8965
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