CVE-2024-12340: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wealcoder Animation Addons for Elementor – GSAP Motion Elementor Addons & Website Templates
The Animation Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6 via the 'render' function in widgets/content-slider.php and widgets/tabs.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive private, pending, and draft Elementor template data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-12340 is a sensitive information exposure vulnerability in the Animation Addons for Elementor plugin (versions ≤ 1.1.6). Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level privileges can exploit improper access controls in the 'render' function of widgets/content-slider.php and widgets/tabs.php to access private, pending, and draft Elementor template data. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating medium severity. There are no known exploits in the wild and no patch or official fix has been published yet.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level access or higher can extract sensitive Elementor template data that should be restricted, including private, pending, and draft content. This exposure could lead to unauthorized disclosure of unpublished or confidential website content. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for any suspicious activity related to Elementor templates. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions that could be leveraged to exploit this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-12340: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wealcoder Animation Addons for Elementor – GSAP Motion Elementor Addons & Website Templates
Description
The Animation Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6 via the 'render' function in widgets/content-slider.php and widgets/tabs.php. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive private, pending, and draft Elementor template data.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-12340 is a sensitive information exposure vulnerability in the Animation Addons for Elementor plugin (versions ≤ 1.1.6). Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level privileges can exploit improper access controls in the 'render' function of widgets/content-slider.php and widgets/tabs.php to access private, pending, and draft Elementor template data. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating medium severity. There are no known exploits in the wild and no patch or official fix has been published yet.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level access or higher can extract sensitive Elementor template data that should be restricted, including private, pending, and draft content. This exposure could lead to unauthorized disclosure of unpublished or confidential website content. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for any suspicious activity related to Elementor templates. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions that could be leveraged to exploit this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-07T00:15:06.414Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e38b7ef31ef0b597fbb
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:40 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:22:35 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:55:32 PM
Views: 18
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