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CVE-2023-3124: Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via update_page_option

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the update_page_option function in versions up to, and including, 3.11.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities to update arbitrary site options, which can lead to privilege escalation.

Affected products

• https://elementor.com/ Elementor Website Builder Pro: before 3.11.7 — fixed in 3.11.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: https://elementor.com/ Elementor Website Builder Pro 3.11.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.nintechnet.com/high-severity-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-elementor-pro-plugin/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/570474f2-c118-45e1-a237-c70b849b2d3c?source=cve
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/high-severity-vulnerability-fixed-in-wordpress-elementor-pro-plugin/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/570474f2-c118-45e1-a237-c70b849b2d3c?source=cve

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