CVE-2024-48045: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Missing Authorization vulnerability was discovered in Leevio Happy Addons for Elementor, affecting versions through 3.12.3. The vulnerability was identified and reported on October 13, 2024, and is tracked as CVE-2024-48045. This security issue involves broken access control that could allow exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) by NIST with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack assessed it with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) (NVD).

The vulnerability represents a broken access control issue that could potentially allow unprivileged users to execute certain higher privileged actions. The specific impact varies case by case, but the high CVSS score from NIST indicates potential for significant security implications if exploited (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.12.4 of the Happy Addons for Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.12.4 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).