Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain or register contributor WordPress account
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DeliveryIdentify vulnerable Elementor AJAX or REST endpoint
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ExploitSend authenticated request without required capability
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ExecutionPlugin skips authorization check
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ImpactSensitive data returned in response
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated WordPress session with at minimum contributor role privileges (PR:L in the CVSS vector). The vulnerability is not exploitable by unauthenticated visitors. Sites that allow open user registration with automatic contributor role assignment face broader exposure, as any self-registered user could exploit this. Sites that restrict contributor accounts to vetted individuals significantly reduce real-world risk. No specific non-default plugin configuration or feature-flag is documented as required - the flaw appears to reside in functionality accessible to all contributors by default in affected versions. Exploitation is limited to confidentiality impact only; no write or denial-of-service capability is indicated. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) accurately reflects the core risk profile: network-exploitable with no interaction required, but gated behind a low-privilege account. The high confidentiality impact (C:H) indicates the exposed data is meaningful - not merely metadata. Attack complexity is low (AC:L), meaning exploitation requires no special conditions beyond holding a contributor account. There is no integrity or availability impact (I:N/A:N), so damage is limited to information disclosure. No CISA KEV listing and no public POC have been identified, which reduces urgency somewhat. However, contributor accounts are routinely present on multi-author WordPress sites (blogs, news sites, agencies), making the effective attack surface broader than administrator-only vulnerabilities. EPSS data was not provided; absent that signal, the combination of low complexity and contributor-accessible attack path warrants prompt patching on sites with untrusted or externally-registered contributors. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or compromises a contributor-level account on a target WordPress site running Elementor <= 4.1.3. They then send a crafted authenticated request - likely to an Elementor AJAX handler or REST endpoint - that the plugin services without verifying the caller's capabilities, returning sensitive data such as configuration details, private post content, or user information. No public POC exists at time of analysis, but the low complexity and standard WordPress tooling make this straightforward to develop independently. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 25, 2026
Sensitive data exposure in Elementor Website Builder for WordPress (versions <= 4.1.3) allows contributor-level authenticated users to access protected information due to missing authorization checks (CWE-862). The vulnerability stems from insufficient capability verification before exposing sensitive data to lower-privileged roles, enabling a contributor to retrieve data they should not have access to. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and high confidentiality impact make this a meaningful risk on any site with untrusted contributor accounts.
RemediationAI
Update Elementor Website Builder to a version beyond 4.1.3 immediately; the affected version ceiling of 4.1.3 implies a patched release follows, though an explicit patched version number was not independently confirmed in the available data - verify the latest release via the WordPress plugin repository or the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-elementor-website-builder-plugin-4-1-3-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability. As a compensating control where patching is not immediately possible, restrict contributor account creation to trusted individuals only and audit existing contributor accounts for necessity, since the vulnerability requires an authenticated contributor session. Disabling public user registration (Settings > General > Membership in WordPress) removes the self-registration attack path but does not eliminate risk from existing contributor accounts. These controls reduce exposure but do not eliminate the underlying flaw.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Elementor Website Builder is a widely-deployed WordPress page-builder plugin (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:elementor:elementor_website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): a code path within the plugin returns sensitive data without first verifying whether the requesting user holds a sufficient WordPress capability. In the WordPress role model, Contributors are low-trust accounts that can draft posts but cannot publish or manage site settings. When a privileged endpoint or AJAX handler omits a capability check (e.g., current_user_can()), any authenticated user - including contributors - can invoke it and receive the sensitive payload. This class of flaw is common in WordPress plugins where REST API routes or admin-ajax handlers are registered without nonce or capability enforcement.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-accessible, low complexity, contributor authentication required (PR:L); confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effect confirmed.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure in Elementor Website Builder <= 4.1.3 versions.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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