Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a high-severity privilege escalation issue in the WordPress Ultimate Addons for Elementor plugin. A user with a low-privileged account may be able to gain higher privileges on affected sites, risking site takeover, data exposure, or disruption.
Executive priority
Treat this as a prompt remediation item for WordPress environments. The business concern is account-based escalation into administrative control, especially on sites with open registration, many users, or sensitive content workflows.
Technical view
CVE-2023-50890 is a CWE-269 improper privilege management flaw in Brainstorm Force Ultimate Addons for Elementor through 1.36.20. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running Ultimate Addons for Elementor at versions through 1.36.20. The CVSS vector indicates attackers need an existing low-privileged account, so public registration or compromised subscriber accounts increase practical risk.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. Evidence supports serious potential impact but does not include exploit maturity, exploit code status, or confirmed attacks.
Researcher notes
The bundle provides high-level vulnerability metadata only. It names CWE-269, affected plugin and version range, CVSS 8.8, and Patchstack as a VDB reference, but no root-cause details, fixed version, mitigation specifics, or exploitation evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Ultimate Addons for Elementor installations and versions.
- For versions through 1.36.20, follow Brainstorm Force or Patchstack remediation guidance.
- Restrict creation and use of low-privileged WordPress accounts until remediation is verified.
- Review administrator accounts and role changes for unexpected privilege increases.
Validation and detection
- Check plugin versions against the affected range: through 1.36.20.
- Confirm whether affected sites allow low-privileged user authentication.
- Verify vendor guidance has been applied and the site is no longer affected.
- Review WordPress users and logs for suspicious privilege or role changes.
Public sources used
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-269: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
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CWE details
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Improper Privilege Management
Improper Privilege Management represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.