Easy Elements for Elementor Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Easy Elements for Elementor – Addons & Website Templates plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 1.4.4. The issue arises because the 'easyel_handle_register' function does not limit the user roles that can be selected during registration. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to register users with the 'administrator' role, thereby gaining administrative access to the site.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to gain administrative privileges on the WordPress site.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Easy Elements for Elementor plugin to version 1.4.5 or a later patched version.