CVE-2024-13854: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in nicheaddons Education Addon for Elementor
The Education Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 via the naedu_elementor_template shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract information from posts that are not public, including drafts, password protected, and restricted posts. This applies to posts created with Elementor only.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-13854 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Education Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress. The issue exists in all versions up to and including 1.3.1 and involves the naedu_elementor_template shortcode, which fails to validate a user-controlled key parameter. This allows authenticated users with at least Contributor privileges to retrieve content from posts that should not be publicly accessible, such as drafts, password-protected, or restricted posts, but only those created with Elementor. The vulnerability does not affect posts created without Elementor. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and privileges required at the contributor level.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with Contributor-level or higher privileges can access sensitive post content that is not intended to be public, including drafts and restricted posts created with Elementor. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of unpublished or protected content. There is no indication of impact on data integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for plugin updates from nicheaddons. No official patch or workaround information is currently provided.
CVE-2024-13854: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in nicheaddons Education Addon for Elementor
Description
The Education Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 via the naedu_elementor_template shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract information from posts that are not public, including drafts, password protected, and restricted posts. This applies to posts created with Elementor only.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-13854 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in the Education Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress. The issue exists in all versions up to and including 1.3.1 and involves the naedu_elementor_template shortcode, which fails to validate a user-controlled key parameter. This allows authenticated users with at least Contributor privileges to retrieve content from posts that should not be publicly accessible, such as drafts, password-protected, or restricted posts, but only those created with Elementor. The vulnerability does not affect posts created without Elementor. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and privileges required at the contributor level.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with Contributor-level or higher privileges can access sensitive post content that is not intended to be public, including drafts and restricted posts created with Elementor. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of unpublished or protected content. There is no indication of impact on data integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for plugin updates from nicheaddons. No official patch or workaround information is currently provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-02-10T20:05:45.538Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d19b7ef31ef0b56de6f
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:43:53 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:24:06 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:47:09 PM
Views: 17
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