CVE-2024-8979: 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_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any user, including Administrators, as long as that user opens the email notification for a password change request and images are not blocked by the email client.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress contains a sensitive information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in all versions up to 6.0.9. Authenticated attackers with Author-level privileges or higher can leverage the 'init_content_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function to obtain usernames and passwords of any user, including administrators. Exploitation requires the targeted user to open a password reset notification email with images enabled, enabling the attacker to extract sensitive credentials. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Author-level or higher privileges can extract sensitive credentials (usernames and passwords) of any user, including administrators, by exploiting this vulnerability. This compromises user confidentiality and potentially full site control. The attack requires user interaction (opening an email with images enabled) but can lead to severe privilege escalation and site takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Author-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting the use of the affected plugin. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply official patches promptly once released.
CVE-2024-8979: 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_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any user, including Administrators, as long as that user opens the email notification for a password change request and images are not blocked by the email client.
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 all versions up to 6.0.9. Authenticated attackers with Author-level privileges or higher can leverage the 'init_content_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function to obtain usernames and passwords of any user, including administrators. Exploitation requires the targeted user to open a password reset notification email with images enabled, enabling the attacker to extract sensitive credentials. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Author-level or higher privileges can extract sensitive credentials (usernames and passwords) of any user, including administrators, by exploiting this vulnerability. This compromises user confidentiality and potentially full site control. The attack requires user interaction (opening an email with images enabled) but can lead to severe privilege escalation and site takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Author-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting the use of the affected plugin. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply official patches promptly once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-18T16:40:38.126Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b3ab7ef31ef0b54f89a
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:54 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 3:20:24 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:12:29 AM
Views: 16
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