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CVE-2021-24175

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 5, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-287
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 was being actively exploited to by malicious actors to bypass authentication, allowing unauthenticated users to log in as any user (including admin) by just providing the related username, as well as create accounts with arbitrary roles, such as admin. These issues can be exploited even if registration is disabled, and the Login widget is not active.

Affected WordPress components

  • The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce Plugin · the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder
    Confirmed match Active
    From 4.1.7 (including) to 4.1.7 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder — From 4.1.7 (including) to 4.1.7 (excluding)
  • posimyth the_plus_addons_for_elementor — Before 4.1.7

References

  • posimyth.ticksy.com https://posimyth.ticksy.com/ticket/2713734/ Broken Link
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c311feef-7041-4c21-9525-132b9bd32f89 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/critical-0-day-in-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-allows-site-takeover/ Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record