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Elementor Website Builder CVE-2026-57619

| EUVDEUVD-2026-39361 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-06-25 Patchstack GHSA-xmcv-qgcf-rfp5
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain or register contributor WordPress account
  2. Delivery
    Identify vulnerable Elementor AJAX or REST endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Send authenticated request without required capability
  4. Execution
    Plugin skips authorization check
  5. Impact
    Sensitive data returned in response

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – 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

Elementor Website Builder n/a ≤4.1.3

Affected Packages

euvd elementor_website_builder no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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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

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-accessible, low complexity, contributor authentication required (PR:L); confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effect confirmed.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure in Elementor Website Builder <= 4.1.3 versions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81% exploitable
Prevalence
High
one of the most-installed WordPress page builder plugins globally
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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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