Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain Subscriber-level account
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DeliveryCall jkit_post_block to harvest jeg_find_author nonce
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ExploitSubmit wildcard WP_User_Query substring searches
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ExecutionEnumerate users and oracle-leak emails
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ImpactUse PII for targeted phishing
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 | Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above (CVSS PR:L), so the primary limiting factor is account access - sites that disable open user registration and tightly control low-privilege accounts sharply reduce exposure. The specific technical prerequisite is that the vulnerable Jeg Elementor Kit plugin (≤3.2.19) is installed and active, exposing the wp_ajax_jkit_post_block handler (registered generically via wp_ajax_{$element_id} in Elements_Option_Abstract::setup_hook) which mints a usable jeg_find_author nonce for any logged-in caller, and the wp_ajax_jeg_find_author handler which runs an unauthorized WP_User_Query substring search against user_email. No special non-default configuration of the plugin is needed and no victim user interaction is required (UI:N); the only gate is a low-privilege authenticated session. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but moderate-priority issue, not a high-urgency emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, 6.5) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable, low-complexity, requiring only PR:L (Subscriber-level authentication), with no integrity or availability impact. The signals are not conflicting but they are modest - there is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code referenced in the input, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The one point worth challenging is the C:H confidentiality rating: the actual leak is limited to registered usernames, display names, user IDs, and reconstructed email addresses (an oracle-based, character-by-character substring attack), which is real PII disclosure but narrower than full-database confidentiality - C:L is arguably more defensible, so treat the vendor C:H as an upper bound. The practical risk is that any site allowing open user registration hands a Subscriber account to any attacker, who can then enumerate all users and harvest admin/editor emails to seed phishing or credential-stuffing. On sites with no self-registration and few low-privilege accounts, real-world exposure is much lower. Net: patch in the normal cycle, prioritize if open registration is enabled. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers (or is granted) a Subscriber account on a WordPress site running Jeg Elementor Kit ≤3.2.19, then calls the wp_ajax_jkit_post_block action to obtain a valid jeg_find_author nonce. Using that nonce against wp_ajax_jeg_find_author, they issue repeated WP_User_Query substring searches ('*a*', '*ab*', …) to enumerate every user and reconstruct admin email addresses one character at a time. No public exploit code is referenced, but the attack is trivially scriptable given the described handlers. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
JNews - Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress (up to and including 3.2.19) is vulnerable to unauthorized data access due to missing capability checks on the 'jkit_post_block' and 'jeg_find_author' AJAX actions. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can exploit this to enumerate all registered users and reconstruct arbitrary users' email addresses character-by-character using a substring search oracle. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the issue requires an authenticated low-privilege account, making it a moderate-priority concern rather than a high-urgency emergency.
RemediationAI
Update the JNews - Jeg Elementor Kit plugin to a version that includes the fix (upstream changeset 3722837, likely a release after 3.2.19). Since no exact patched version is confirmed in the available data, consult the vendor advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/936186f9-185a-481e-a8df-5a2a3def9188?source=cve and the changeset at https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3722837/jeg-elementor-kit for the recommended version. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict user registration and review all Subscriber-level accounts, as exploitation requires authentication. Additionally, consider implementing a web application firewall rule to block requests to admin-ajax.php with the 'action' parameter set to 'jkit_post_block' or 'jeg_find_author' for low-privilege users; however, this may break legitimate functionality for those actions, so test carefully. Disabling the plugin is the surest workaround but removes all Elementor widget features.
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The vulnerability class is CWE-862 Missing Authorization. The plugin registers the AJAX action 'wp_ajax_jkit_post_block' generically for every element via wp_ajax_{$element_id} in the Elements_Option_Abstract::setup_hook method. This handler fails to perform a capability check and returns the element's full option schema, which includes a freshly generated wp_create_nonce('jeg_find_author'). This nonce is then usable by any authenticated caller. The second AJAX action, 'wp_ajax_jeg_find_author', also lacks a capability check and executes a WP_User_Query with an attacker-controlled 'query' parameter wrapped in '*…*' wildcards against search_columns that include user_email. The query results echo the ID and display_name of matching users, enabling user enumeration. By using the substring search as a boolean oracle, an attacker can reconstruct email addresses one character at a time. The affected product is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:jegtheme:jeg_kit_for_elementor_-_powerful_addons_for_elementor,_widgets_&_templates_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable, low-complexity, Subscriber auth required (PR:L); impact is limited disclosure of usernames and emails (C:L), with no integrity or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The JNews - Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on both the 'jkit_post_block' and 'jeg_find_author' AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 3.2.19. The 'wp_ajax_jkit_post_block' handler (registered generically for every element via wp_ajax_{$element_id} in Elements_Option_Abstract::setup_hook) returns the element's full option schema - including a freshly minted wp_create_nonce('jeg_find_author') - to any authenticated caller, and the 'wp_ajax_jeg_find_author' handler then runs a WP_User_Query with the attacker-supplied 'query' wrapped in '*…*' against search_columns that include user_email, echoing the ID and display_name of every matching user. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enumerate every registered user of the site and to reconstruct arbitrary users' email addresses one character at a time by using the substring search as an oracle.
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