Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Pixar Labs Master Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Abuse. This issue affects Master Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 3.2.2.

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{
  "score": "7.1",
  "pubDate": "2026-09-11T19:17:42.943Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-09-11T19:17:42.943Z",
  "executiveSummary": "A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the Master Addons for Elementor plugin, affecting all versions from n/a through 3.2.2.\nThis vulnerability is classified as a broken access control issue, specifically missing authorization, which allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to execute privileged actions within the WordPress environment.\nThe flaw stems from the failure of the plugin's internal functions to adequately verify the permissions or nonce values of the requesting user before processing sensitive operations.\nAn attacker can exploit this vulnerability to conduct privilege abuse, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification, settings manipulation, or other administrative actions typically reserved for high-privileged users.\nThe risk implication is significant as it provides a vector for unauthorized actors to manipulate site configurations or escalate privileges without requiring valid authentication.\nSuccessful exploitation depends on the ability of an attacker to trigger the affected, exposed functions via crafted HTTP requests.\nGiven that the vulnerability resides within a widely used Elementor extension, it poses a notable threat to the security posture of any WordPress instance where the affected versions are active.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability resides in the internal request handling logic of the Master Addons for Elementor plugin. It is rooted in improper access control checks where sensitive administrative functions fail to validate the 'current_user_can()' capabilities or verify mandatory security nonces during the request dispatch process.\nBy design, the plugin exposes certain endpoints or callback functions intended for administrative configuration tasks. In the affected versions (n/a through 3.2.2), these components do not implement server-side authorization checks, thereby assuming that any incoming request targeting these functions is initiated by a legitimate, authenticated administrator.\nThe attack flow initiates when an unauthenticated or low-privileged attacker crafts a malicious HTTP POST or GET request directed at the plugin’s vulnerable internal endpoints. Because the plugin does not verify the requester's security context, the server proceeds to execute the requested logic with the application's prevailing context, which is effectively elevated.\nThis allows the attacker to perform actions such as updating plugin settings, modifying critical site parameters, or potentially injecting malicious configurations that impact the site's front-end rendering or back-end functionality. The lack of strict request validation means there is no barrier preventing an external, unauthorized entity from invoking these high-privilege code paths.\nThe exposure is network-based; any user capable of reaching the WordPress site’s administrative or plugin-associated API endpoints can trigger the vulnerable code. The payload behavior involves crafting specific parameters that the plugin expects for its internal operations. Upon receipt, the plugin processes these parameters without verifying if the user has the requisite 'manage_options' or similar administrative privileges.\nThe post-exploitation impact includes full control over the plugin’s features, which can be leveraged to alter page content via Elementor, inject malicious scripts, or perform actions that circumvent the standard WordPress security model. Because the plugin is integrated into the Elementor environment, the scope of the impact can span across pages and site-wide settings managed by the plugin's configuration interfaces.\nThis vulnerability highlights a critical failure in enforcing the principle of least privilege, where the plugin architecture failed to implement rigorous authorization checks on functions that handle modification of critical data structures, leaving the application surface exposed to unauthorized modification and privilege abuse."
}