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Essential Addons for Elementor CVE-2026-25440

| EUVD-2026-36912 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-06-15 Patchstack GHSA-h6w4-m48p-mpf7
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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5.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable unauthenticated endpoint with no user interaction; only limited integrity impact from unauthorized action execution, no confidentiality or availability consequence.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Jun 15, 2026 - 23:16 vuln.today
Patch available
Jun 15, 2026 - 22:32 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Essential Addons for Elementor < 6.6.0 versions.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in the Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin (all versions prior to 6.6.0) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to perform restricted actions without proper authorization. The root cause is a missing authorization check (CWE-862), permitting requests that should be gated behind authentication or capability checks to succeed. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Enumerate WordPress plugins to identify vulnerable version
Delivery
Send unauthenticated HTTP request to exposed plugin endpoint
Exploit
Bypass missing authorization check (CWE-862)
Execution
Execute restricted action without credentials
Impact
Achieve unauthorized content or configuration modification

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation No authentication is required - the CVSS vector PR:N and the vulnerability description both confirm unauthenticated exploitation is possible. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS base score of 5.3 (Medium) reflects a limited-impact integrity flaw: the attack vector is network (AV:N), complexity is low (AC:L), no privileges or user interaction are required (PR:N/UI:N), scope is unchanged (S:U), and the only impact is low integrity (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability consequences. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An unauthenticated remote attacker identifies a WordPress site running Essential Addons for Elementor below version 6.6.0 - readily detectable via plugin enumeration or HTTP response headers. The attacker sends a crafted HTTP POST request directly to the vulnerable unprotected WordPress endpoint (such as an admin-ajax.php action or REST route) without supplying any authentication credentials. …
Remediation The primary remediation is to update Essential Addons for Elementor to version 6.6.0 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch per the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-essential-addons-for-elementor-plugin-6-5-13-broken-access-control-vulnerability). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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