Vulnerability in Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro pl… (CVE-2020-26596)

Summary

Vulnerability in Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin (CVE-2020-26596). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

The Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin through 3.0.5 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because only the Editor role is needed to upload executable PHP code via the PHP Raw snippet. NOTE: this issue can be mitigated by removing the Dynamic OOO widget or by restricting availability of the Editor role.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-26596 has been found in Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin CVE-2020-26596" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2020-26596 (Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
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Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.
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資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Dynamic OOO widget for the Elementor Pro plugin を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
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Confirm patched version is live in production
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パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

References

advisory elementor.com
report ww2.compunet.cl