{"id":13402,"date":"2022-04-22T10:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/?p=13402"},"modified":"2022-04-22T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:52:12","slug":"recent-elementor-plug-in-security-threat-highlights-importance-of-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/recent-elementor-plug-in-security-threat-highlights-importance-of-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementor Plug-in Security Threat Highlights Importance of Cyber Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13402\" class=\"elementor elementor-13402\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54b9c1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54b9c1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4f5150\" data-id=\"f4f5150\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-957ebf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"957ebf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1842\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/elementor-plugin-threat.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13404\" alt=\"image of a broken fence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/elementor-plugin-threat.png 1842w, https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/elementor-plugin-threat-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/elementor-plugin-threat-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/elementor-plugin-threat-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/elementor-plugin-threat-1536x901.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1842px) 100vw, 1842px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75ee41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f75ee41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many websites are built using the WordPress platform and one of the most popular plug-ins for this platform is Elementor. It is so popular that it can be found on over five million websites. Recently, a vulnerability allowing attackers to upload arbitrary PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) code that would enable a full website takeover, was discovered in Elementor (beginning with version 3.6.0). This vulnerability was made possible due to a lack of satisfactory security measures within a new \u2018Onboarding\u2019 wizard feature. A case like this only highlights the importance of implementing proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/it-solutions\/cyber-security\/\">cyber security measures<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7b86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b7b86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What caused the vulnerability?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912b068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"912b068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The issues were caused because there was a failure to use capability checks within the plug-in. Makers of website plug-ins are obliged to code capability checks as these act as a security layer. Capability checks review permission levels of users when they are logged in to a relevant website. Website users are assigned \u2018User Roles\u2019 which can include the likes of an admin, editor, and subscriber. For example, website subscribers should not have the ability to access posts to edit them but may be able to write a comment below said posts, and a capability check should highlight if the permission level is being breached.<\/p><p>A new module introduced to version 3.6.0 of Elementor failed to include any capability checks. Therefore, full-site takeovers were made possible as the capability check function was missing from the plug-in which would prevent unauthorised users from making changes to the site. This is a problem as WordPress states the importance of capability checks in their <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/plugins\/security\/checking-user-capabilities\/\">handbook<\/a>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0a223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"ff0a223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"> \u201cIf your plug-in allows users to submit data\u2014be it on the Admin or the Public side\u2014it should check for User Capabilities. The most important step in creating an efficient security layer is having a user permission system in place. WordPress provides this in the form of User Roles and Capabilities.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">WordPress<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a878a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a878a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My WordPress site uses Elementor \u2014 what should I do?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f005e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f005e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the threat was introduced to Elementor version 3.6.0, any previous version of the plug-in will not be impacted by the vulnerability. However, it is always recommended that plug-ins are frequently updated so that your website is fully optimised. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/it-solutions\/\">expert webmastering services<\/a> ensure that your website is always up to date. At this stage, we would recommend updating to Elementor 3.6.4 as the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/elementor\/#developers\">Elementor Changelog<\/a> states that this version fixes issues related to the Onboarding Wizard Module which caused this vulnerability in version 3.6.0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee6669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ee6669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What other cyber security measures should I be taking?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f675b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1f675b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cyber security is now as important as hosting, web design, and domain management. It is essential for the safety and security of your online business and this recent threat to Elementor identifies how crucial it is to keep your website secure. Sometimes, for business owners, technical website elements can slip past the radar. At teclan, we ensure that your website is protected and prepared \u2014 whether you\u2019re building an entirely new site or looking to migrate an existing website, we work hard to ensure your site is as secure as possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teclan.com\/it-solutions\/cyber-security\/\">Our Gatekeeper packages<\/a> go a long way to ensure your website is protected against malicious attacks while our webmastering services make sure your site is on top of the technical game.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many websites are built using the WordPress platform and one of the most popular plug-ins for this platform is Elementor. It is so popular that it can be found on over five million websites. 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