CVE-2024-8978: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_register_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any users who register via the Login | Register Form widget, as long as that user opens the email notification for successful registration.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress contains a sensitive information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in versions up to 6.0.9. Authenticated attackers with Contributor or higher privileges can leverage the 'init_content_register_user_email_controls' function to access usernames and passwords of users registering through the Login | Register Form widget, contingent on the registration email notification being opened. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.7, indicating medium severity. No patch or official fix has been documented in the provided data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can obtain sensitive user credentials (usernames and passwords) of newly registered users via the vulnerable email notification mechanism. This could lead to unauthorized access to user accounts if exploited. The vulnerability does not impact system integrity or availability, but compromises confidentiality of user data.
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 suspicious activity related to user registration and email notifications. Avoid opening registration email notifications from untrusted sources. Follow updates from the vendor for an official fix.
CVE-2024-8978: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_register_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any users who register via the Login | Register Form widget, as long as that user opens the email notification for successful registration.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress contains a sensitive information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in versions up to 6.0.9. Authenticated attackers with Contributor or higher privileges can leverage the 'init_content_register_user_email_controls' function to access usernames and passwords of users registering through the Login | Register Form widget, contingent on the registration email notification being opened. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.7, indicating medium severity. No patch or official fix has been documented in the provided data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can obtain sensitive user credentials (usernames and passwords) of newly registered users via the vulnerable email notification mechanism. This could lead to unauthorized access to user accounts if exploited. The vulnerability does not impact system integrity or availability, but compromises confidentiality of user data.
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 suspicious activity related to user registration and email notifications. Avoid opening registration email notifications from untrusted sources. Follow updates from the vendor for an official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-18T16:32:46.440Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b3ab7ef31ef0b54f895
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:54 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:35:13 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 10:35:00 AM
Views: 10
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