CVE-2023-32243

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Elevated

9.8

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(high)
EPSS: 99.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 12, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

audit@patchstackhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172457/WordPress-Elementor-Lite-5.7.1-Arbitrary-Password-Reset.html
audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-affecting-1-million-sites?_s_id=cve
audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/wordpress-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-5-4-0-5-7-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172457/WordPress-Elementor-Lite-5.7.1-Arbitrary-Password-Reset.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-privilege-escalation-in-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-affecting-1-million-sites?_s_id=cve
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/wordpress-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-5-4-0-5-7-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

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Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (4 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCJenderal92/WP-CVE-2023-32243
First seen Jul 3, 2023
Wordpress CVE-2023-32243
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCthatonesecguy/Wordpress-Vulnerability-Identification-Scripts
First seen May 29, 2023
Identifies domains which run WordPress and tests against vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-32243) / #VU76395 / etc...
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCRandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-32243
First seen May 15, 2023
CVE-2023-32243 - Essential Addons for Elementor 5.4.0-5.7.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCgbrsh/CVE-2023-32243
First seen May 14, 2023
Exploit for CVE-2023-32243 - Unauthorized Account Takeover.
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-32243.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
WordPress Elementor Lite 5.7.1 - Arbitrary Password Reset
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-32243?

CVE-2023-32243 is a critical vulnerability published on May 12, 2023. Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

When was CVE-2023-32243 disclosed?

CVE-2023-32243 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-32243 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-32243 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-32243?

CVE-2023-32243 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-32243?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-32243, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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