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CVE-2024-8979: wordpress essential-addons-for-elementor-lite

CVSS: 8.0v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 15-11-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8979 is a high (CVSS 8.0) vulnerability in wordpress essential-addons-for-elementor-lite. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.8% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 6.0.10.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 via the 'init_content_lostpassword_user_email_controls' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including usernames and passwords of any user, including Administrators, as long as that user opens the email notification for a password change request and images are not blocked by the email client.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.50% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • essential-addons-for-elementor-lite≤ 6.0.9 (fixed in 6.0.10)
Wpdeveloper1 product
Wpdevteam1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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