CVE-2020-13125 (GCVE-0-2020-13125)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-17 00:39 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:11
VLAI KEVIntel
Summary
An issue was discovered in the "Ultimate Addons for Elementor" plugin before 1.24.2 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13126. Unauthenticated attackers can create users with the Subscriber role even if registration is disabled.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 183dc6e5-ee6d-4f8d-b77b-7778596eeb47

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-13125

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2020-05-17 00:39 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2020-05-17
Asserted: 2020-05-17
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: An issue was discovered in the "Ultimate Addons for Elementor" plugin before 1.24.2 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in... | Affected: Brainstorm Force / Ultimate Addons for Elementor | CVSS: 7.2 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title An issue was discovered in the "Ultimate Addons for Elementor" plugin before 1.24.2 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in...
Vendor Brainstorm Force
Product Ultimate Addons for Elementor
Added Date 2020-05-17T00:39:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.2
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:53 UTC
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