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CVE-2024-3018: Essential Addons for Elementor <= 5.9.13 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection via error_resetpassword

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.13 via deserialization of untrusted input from the 'error_resetpassword' attribute of the "Login | Register Form" widget (disabled by default). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

Affected products

• wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets: before 5.9.14 — fixed in 5.9.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 5.9.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3060417/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/342049e5-834e-4867-8174-01ca7bb0caa2?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3060417/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/342049e5-834e-4867-8174-01ca7bb0caa2?source=cve

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