Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-3709 exposes a MailChimp API key from WordPress pages using the Royal Elementor Addons MailChimp block. An unauthenticated visitor could obtain that key from page source. Business impact is mainly loss of confidentiality for the MailChimp integration, not site takeover based on the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority credential exposure. Prioritize affected marketing or customer-communication sites because exposed MailChimp keys may allow misuse of connected email-marketing resources, even though the sources do not indicate full WordPress compromise or active exploitation.
Technical view
Royal Elementor Addons for Elementor versions up to and including 1.3.70 disclose the configured MailChimp API key in rendered source for pages running the MailChimp block. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.3, network-exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, confidentiality-only impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites using Royal Elementor Addons <=1.3.70 with the MailChimp block enabled on public pages. Sites not using the plugin, not using the MailChimp block, or not exposing affected pages are not indicated as affected by the provided evidence.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The issue is still easy to discover because the secret is placed in public page source when the vulnerable configuration is present.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports CWE-200 information disclosure in a specific plugin feature. The affected condition depends on both vulnerable plugin version and MailChimp block usage. The provided sources do not name observed exploitation, complete attacker impact after key theft, or a specific fixed version beyond the referenced plugin changeset.
Mitigation direction
- Identify sites running Royal Elementor Addons <=1.3.70.
- Check vendor or WordPress plugin guidance for the corrected release.
- Update the plugin if a fixed version is available.
- Reset MailChimp API keys for affected sites using the MailChimp block.
- Remove or disable affected MailChimp blocks until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Royal Elementor Addons versions across WordPress properties.
- Confirm whether public pages use the MailChimp block.
- Review rendered page source for unintended MailChimp API key exposure.
- Verify exposed MailChimp API keys have been reset or revoked.
- Check MailChimp account activity for unexpected use.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86c9bcf1-c69e-47ca-b74b-8ce6157f520b?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2938619%40royal-elementor-addons&new=2936984%40royal-elementor-addons&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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