CVE-2023-3124

HIGH EXPLOITED

Elementor Pro <3.11.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-3124 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including AmirWhiteHat.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits an authenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in Elementor Pro by updating WordPress site options to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator. It demonstrates the vulnerability by leveraging a missing capability check in the update_page_option function.

Description

The Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the update_page_option function in versions up to, and including, 3.11.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level capabilities to update arbitrary site options, which can lead to privilege escalation.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 5 stars
by AmirWhiteHat · remote-auth
https://github.com/AmirWhiteHat/CVE-2023-3124

This PoC exploits an authenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in Elementor Pro by updating WordPress site options to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator. It demonstrates the vulnerability by leveraging a missing capability check in the update_page_option function.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid WordPress subscriber credentials · Elementor Pro plugin installed and activated
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.2272
EPSS Percentile 97.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2023-06-07
CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
elementor/elementor_pro < 3.11.7
https://elementor.com//Elementor Website Builder Pro < 3.11.6
Published Jun 07, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026