Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 5, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-24175
CVE-2021-24175
Description
The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.7 was being actively exploited to by malicious actors to bypass authentication, allowing unauthenticated users to log in as any user (including admin) by just providing the related username, as well as create accounts with arbitrary roles, such as admin. These issues can be exploited even if registration is disabled, and the Login widget is not active.
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Affected products
2- WordPress/Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builderdescription
- Range: <4.1.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- wpscan.com/vulnerability/c311feef-7041-4c21-9525-132b9bd32f89nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/critical-0-day-in-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-allows-site-takeover/nvdThird Party Advisory
- posimyth.ticksy.com/ticket/2713734/nvdBroken Link
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