Name: CVE-2017-18596: Improper Privilege Management
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-18596, CWE-269, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.01381

The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Elementor Plugin	—	Update elementor plugin to version 1.8.0, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 27, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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