CVE-2020-7055 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in Elementor 2.7.4. Arbitrary file upload is possible in the Elementor Import Templates function, allowing an attacker to execute code via a crafted ZIP archive.

Published: 2020-04-22

Score: 9.9 Critical

EPSS: 3.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28189	An issue was discovered in Elementor 2.7.4. Arbitrary file upload is possible in the Elementor Import Templates function, allowing an attacker to execute code via a crafted ZIP archive.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03072.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://pentest.co.uk/labs/advisory/cve-2020-7055/
https://pentest.co.uk/labs/vulnerability-disclosure-cve-2020-7055/

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.01998}`	epss `{'score': 0.02065}`

Subscriptions

Elementor Elementor Page Builder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-04-22T17:02:49.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:18:02.876Z

Reserved: 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7055

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-22T18:15:11.350

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:24:16.443

Link: CVE-2020-7055

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-434
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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