Missing Authorization Exposes Sensitive Data in Elementor Website Builder

Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure in Elementor Website Builder <= 4.1.3 versions.

• Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin elementor: affected from the range represented as n/a through and including 4.1.3.
• The record's default status is unaffected outside the declared affected range.
• The structured change marks 4.1.4 as unaffected.
• This record does not establish the status of parallel or later release branches beyond the information above; their status should not be inferred.

The affected component is the WordPress Elementor Website Builder plugin. The CNA classifies the issue as CWE-862, Missing Authorization, and describes it as Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure. The supported precondition is a network request made with Contributor-level privileges, and no additional user interaction is required. The attacker-controlled request, endpoint, parameter, or data source is not documented, so the exact authorization check and disclosure path remain unknown. The confirmed outcome is a confidentiality impact; the record does not describe an integrity or availability effect.

The flaw is reachable over the network and requires low privileges, specifically a Contributor account. The supplied record characterizes the attack complexity as low and does not require user interaction. Patchstack describes the issue as unlikely to be exploited, and the record states that no public exploit is recorded. These facts do not prove that exploitation has never occurred; no specific campaign, victim, or exploit is identified in the available evidence.

The flaw may allow a Contributor-level user to retrieve sensitive data outside the intended authorization boundary. The primary technical consequence is loss of confidentiality within the website's existing security scope. The record does not confirm data modification, code execution, administrative privilege escalation, or service disruption. The practical impact depends on what information the vulnerable Elementor behavior can return, and that detail has not been documented.

• A Contributor account may access information beyond the website's intended authorization boundary.
• Disclosure could create confidentiality, privacy, and data-handling obligations depending on the information returned by the affected plugin behavior.
• The record does not confirm content modification, administrative takeover, or service disruption.
• It also does not identify a specific breach, victim, or campaign, so each organization should assess exposure using its own inventory, logs, and data classification.

1. Update the WordPress Elementor Website Builder plugin to 4.1.4, the fixed release identified in the record. The CNA solution also instructs administrators to use the latest available version, with 4.1.4 stated as the minimum.
2. After updating, verify the deployed elementor package and version across all websites, including staging systems, recoverable backups, and administrative environments.
3. Review Contributor permissions and assess whether sensitive data may have been accessed while the plugin was in the affected state.
4. If an immediate update is not possible, obtain assistance from the hosting provider or web developer. The record does not provide a specific alternative mitigation.

• Inventory WordPress sites running the elementor plugin and record the deployed version.
• Compare each installed version with the affected range and fixed release described in affected_summary.
• Review Contributor accounts, especially accounts that may be able to access data that should require stronger authorization within Elementor functionality.
• Where logs retain route, request, or response information, review authenticated requests from Contributor accounts involving Elementor functionality and responses containing sensitive data.
• No endpoint, log signature, or IOC is provided. The absence of matching log records does not prove that a site is safe.