CVE-2022-0320
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-0320 affects the Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin versions before 5.0.5. The vulnerability was discovered by Wai Yan Myo Thet and was publicly disclosed on January 31, 2022. This security issue impacts the plugin's template data handling functionality, specifically in the Post Grid and Product Grid widgets (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.0 (Critical). The issue stems from improper validation and sanitization of template data before including them in include statements. The vulnerability is categorized under OWASP Top 10 A1: Injection and CWE-22. The affected components include both the Post Grid widget's 'loadmore' action and the Product Grid widget's 'ajaxeaelproductgallery' AJAX action (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform Local File Inclusion attacks, enabling them to read arbitrary files on the server. More critically, this vulnerability could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) through user-uploaded files or other LFI to RCE techniques (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.0.5 of the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin. Users are strongly advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential attacks (WPScan).

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