CVE-2024-12046: Medical Addon for Elementor <= 1.6.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Shortcode
Description
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12046
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: nicheaddons
Product: Medical Addon for Elementor
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.07% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 32.97% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-05 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d5f4c4ec-bdb5-4f27-8ee3-060de9b62502?source=cvehttps://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/