CVE-2023-3124 describes a critical vulnerability in the Elementor Pro WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 3.11.6. This flaw, a missing capability check in the update_page_option function, allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level privileges to modify arbitrary site options. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk. Its low attack complexity and network-based vector mean that a successful exploit could lead to significant impacts, including privilege escalation and complete compromise of the affected WordPress site. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite its high severity, community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.11.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.