CVE-2021-24359
The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.11 did not properly check that a user requesting a password reset was the legitimate user, allowing an attacker to send an arbitrary reset password email to a registered user on…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.11 did not properly check that a user requesting a password reset was the legitimate user, allowing an attacker to send an arbitrary reset password email to a registered user on behalf of the WordPress site. Such issue could be chained with an open redirect (CVE-2021-24358) in version below 4.1.10, to include a crafted password reset link in the email, which would lead to an account takeover.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.11% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-287
- Affected
- posimyth/the plus addons for elementor
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://theplusaddons.com/changelog/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/486b82d1-30d4-44d2-9542-f33e3f149e92Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://theplusaddons.com/changelog/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/486b82d1-30d4-44d2-9542-f33e3f149e92Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.