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CVE-2023-32243

WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin 5.4.0-5.7.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

75.5%Up 75.5 points since May 12, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin 5.4.0-5.7.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

Record
CVE-2023-32243
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-36500 9.8

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

Record
EUVD-2023-36500
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xm5-cg4q-prrp 9.8

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows...

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

Record
GHSA-4xm5-cg4q-prrp
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.8

Improper Authentication vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from 5.4.0 through 5.7.1.

Record
CVE-2023-32243
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
NucleiWordPress Elementor Lite 5.7.1 - Arbitrary Password Reset
PoC in GitHubJenderal92/WP-CVE-2023-322432023-07-03
PoC in GitHubRandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-322432023-05-15
PoC in GitHubYouGina/CVE-2023-322432023-05-24
PoC in GitHubdev0558/CVE-2023-32243-Detection-and-Mitigation-in-WordPress2025-04-29
PoC in GitHubgbrsh/CVE-2023-322432023-05-14
PoC in GitHublittle44n1o/cve-2023-322432023-05-13
PoC in GitHubmanavvedawala2/CVE-2023-32243-proof-of-concept2023-05-23
PoC in GitHubthatonesecguy/Wordpress-Vulnerability-Identification-Scripts2023-05-29

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-32243 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons For Elementor, published May 12, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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