CVE-2024-12340 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-12340: Animation Addons for Elementor <= 1.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Content Slider and Tabs Widget Elementor Template

Vendor Wealcoder
Product Animation Addons for Elementor – GSAP Motion Elementor Addons & Website Templates
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published December 18, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Animation Addons for Elementor versions up to 1.1.6 expose sensitive information to authenticated users. A logged-in user with low privileges can access data they should not be able to view. The vulnerability requires network access and an active user account but no additional user interaction. Update to a version newer than 1.1.6 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information accessible only to higher-privileged users or other site users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can view private data they shouldn't access, risking exposure of user information or site configuration details.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site and network access.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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