CVE-2024-24840 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-24840: WordPress Element Pack Elementor Addons plugin <= 5.4.11 - Broken Access Control on Duplicate Post vulnerability

Vendor Bdthemes

Product Element Pack Elementor Addons

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published March 23, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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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

Missing Authorization vulnerability in BdThemes Element Pack Elementor Addons.This issue affects Element Pack Elementor Addons: from n/a through 5.4.11.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Element Pack Elementor Addons versions up to 5.4.11 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to access sensitive information they should not be able to view. A logged-in user with low privileges can read data that is restricted to higher-privilege accounts. The vulnerability requires an active user account but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can view confidential information beyond their permission level.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24840 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2024-24840

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions