Authorization bypass in nicheaddons Medical Addon for Elementor
Priority LOW 20CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Medical Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2 via the 'namedical_elementor_template' shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the content of draft, pending, and private posts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nicheaddons | Medical Addon for Elementor | up to 1.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Medical Addon for Elementor Vendornicheaddons Affected up to 1.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12046
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82pv-jqw9-hwx5
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d5f4c4ec-bdb5-4f27-8ee3-060de9b62502?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/medical-addon-for-elementor/trunk/elementor/lib/lib.php#L12
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/medical-addon-for-elementor/trunk/elementor/lib/lib.php#L24
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3230459/
More nicheaddons vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25934 WordPress Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor plugin <= 1.5.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-25935 WordPress Events Addon for Elementor Plugin <= 2.1.3 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04853 Primary Addon for Elementor <= 1.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Pricing Table Widget CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-36404 WordPress Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor plugin <= 1.5.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-36403 WordPress Events Addon for Elementor plugin <= 2.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-36402 WordPress Primary Addon for Elementor plugin <= 1.6.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-12046 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12046 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82pv-jqw9-hwx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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