CVE-2020-13126 json
An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CV…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-5402
- cvss
- 9.9
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 8.6%
- EPSS 8.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13125. An attacker with the Subscriber role can upload arbitrary executable files to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: the free Elementor plugin is unaffected.
Patch / fix
- elementor elementor_page_builder 2.9.4
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8.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/10214
third-party-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/blog/2020/05/combined-attack-on-elementor-pro-and-ultimate-addons-for-elementor-puts-1-million-sites-at-risk/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-13126
- NVD CVE-2020-13126
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