CVE-2024-10050 | Elementor Header & Footer Builder <= 1.6.43 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure via Shortcode

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.43 via the hfe_template shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to view the contents of Draft, Private and Password-protected posts they do not own.

Published: 2024-10-24 Last update: 2025-01-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-10050 is rated Low Risk (39.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-10050

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-15 0.27% 0.47% +0.20%
2 2025-12-01 0.17% 0.27% +0.10%
3 2025-08-20 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-10050

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-10050

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-10050

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
brainstormforce elementor_header_\&_footer_builder < 1.6.44 cpe:2.3:a:brainstormforce:elementor_header_\&_footer_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2024-10050

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