CVE-2020-13126Wordfence

Vulnerability Summary

An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13125. An attacker with the Subscriber role can upload arbitrary executable files to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: the free Elementor plugin is unaffected.

Severity Level

CRITICAL(9.9)

Published Date

May 17, 2020

Last Modified

Jan 22, 2024

Exploitation Status

ACTIVE

CVE Record Status

Published

EPSS Score (30-Day)

Data Pending

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-434: Unrestricted File Upload ↗

The software allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.9 (CRITICAL)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Elementor Website Builder Pro * - 2.9.4

Patched Versions

Elementor Website Builder Pro 1

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