CVE-2024-6824: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in leap13 Premium Addons for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Templates & Widgets
The Premium Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_temp_validity' and 'update_template_title' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.10.38. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary content and update post and page titles.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Premium Addons for Elementor plugin suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) in two functions: 'check_temp_validity' and 'update_template_title'. This authorization bypass allows authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to perform unauthorized modifications, including deleting content and updating titles of posts and pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.10.38. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting low complexity and low privileges required, with impact limited to integrity loss and no confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows authenticated users with Contributor-level or higher access to delete arbitrary content and update post and page titles without proper authorization. This can lead to unauthorized content modification and potential disruption of website content integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only. Monitor plugin updates from leap13 for a security patch addressing this missing authorization check.
CVE-2024-6824: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in leap13 Premium Addons for Elementor – Powerful Elementor Templates & Widgets
Description
The Premium Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'check_temp_validity' and 'update_template_title' functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.10.38. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary content and update post and page titles.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Premium Addons for Elementor plugin suffers from a missing capability check (CWE-862) in two functions: 'check_temp_validity' and 'update_template_title'. This authorization bypass allows authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to perform unauthorized modifications, including deleting content and updating titles of posts and pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.10.38. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting low complexity and low privileges required, with impact limited to integrity loss and no confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Exploitation allows authenticated users with Contributor-level or higher access to delete arbitrary content and update post and page titles without proper authorization. This can lead to unauthorized content modification and potential disruption of website content integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability according to the CVSS vector. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only. Monitor plugin updates from leap13 for a security patch addressing this missing authorization check.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-07-16T23:15:15.278Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c0cb7ef31ef0b55f5e5
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:24 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:14:01 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 9:23:54 AM
Views: 19
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