WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.16.4 - Auth. Arbitrary Attachment Read vulnerability

published 2024-04-24 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-51615

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Elementor Elementor Website Builder allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Elementor Website Builder: from n/a through 3.16.4.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Elementor Elementor Website Builder 3.16.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-04-30)

Exploit prediction

1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Elementor Elementor Website Builder

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/elementor/wordpress-elementor-plugin-3-16-4-contributor-arbitrary-attachment-read-vuln
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-47504
NVD CVE-2023-47504

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Summary