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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DeliverySend crafted request to settings-save handler
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ExploitBypass missing authorization check
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ExecutionOverwrite stored API credentials and config
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ImpactTamper with plugin integrations/templates
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion 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 on a WordPress site running ElementsReady Addons for Elementor through 6.7.2; the vulnerable code paths are settings-save handlers that fail to halt execution on authorization failure. Practically, an unauthenticated attacker must first be able to register (open/self-service registration enabled) to reach the subscriber threshold. Limiting factors: a valid authenticated session is mandatory (PR:L), so this is not remotely exploitable against anonymous visitors; however, no administrator privileges, no user interaction, and no non-default plugin configuration are required, and impact is confined to integrity of the plugin's stored settings (no data disclosure or availability loss). |
| Impact | This is a moderate, authenticated-access flaw rather than a top-priority emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 4.3) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable, low complexity, but requiring low-privilege (subscriber-level) authentication, with only partial integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability loss. The SSVC framework reinforces a measured posture - Exploitation: none (no observed active exploitation), Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial - which aligns with the low CVSS. The main escalating signal is that publicly available exploit code exists (WPScan), lowering the skill barrier, but this is distinct from active exploitation and the CVE is NOT in CISA KEV. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified here. The one meaningful caveat: although the integrity impact is scored 'Low', the flaw permits overwriting stored API credentials and feature/template configuration, which could in some deployments enable follow-on abuse (e.g., redirecting integrations) beyond what a Low rating suggests - worth noting but not a reason to override the vector. Net: a real but low-urgency issue, prioritize behind unauthenticated or KEV-listed vulnerabilities. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or obtains a low-privilege (subscriber) account on a WordPress site running ElementsReady Addons for Elementor (≤6.7.2), then sends a crafted request directly to one of the plugin's settings-save handlers that omits authorization checks. Because publicly available exploit code exists, the attacker can overwrite stored plugin settings - including API credentials and feature/template configuration - without needing administrator rights or user interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026
Missing authorization in the ElementsReady Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin through version 6.7.2 allows any authenticated user at subscriber level or above to overwrite the plugin's stored settings, including saved API credentials and its feature and template configuration. The vulnerable code paths are settings-save handlers that do not halt execution when authorization fails; publicly available exploit code exists, though CISA SSVC rates exploitation as none and the flaw is not in KEV, indicating no confirmed active exploitation. Impact is confined to integrity (CVSS 4.3, PR:L, no confidentiality or availability effect), so it is a moderate, authenticated-access problem rather than an emergency - but on sites with open self-registration, an outside attacker can obtain the required subscriber account and tamper with the plugin's configuration and stored third-party credentials.
RemediationAI
No fixed version is identified in the available data - the references describe the affected range as through 6.7.2 without naming a patched release - so confirm the current fixed version on the WPScan advisory (https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed5271e4-3e8d-49b6-9118-2f4ef5116043/) before upgrading, and apply that update as soon as it is published. Until a patched build is installed, the most reliable mitigation is to deactivate and remove the plugin if its widgets are not in active use, which fully removes the attack surface at the cost of losing the ElementsReady templates and widgets on existing pages. If the plugin must stay active, close self-service registration (Settings > General > Membership) so outside parties cannot reach the subscriber threshold - accepting that legitimate user sign-ups must be handled manually - and audit existing accounts for unexpected subscribers. Because stored API credentials are writable through these handlers, rotate every key and token configured in the plugin's settings after any suspected tampering and re-enter them only once patched, noting that rotation will break integrations until they are reconfigured; also review the plugin's feature and template configuration for unauthorized changes and restore it from a known-good backup. WAF virtual patching that blocks non-privileged requests to the plugin's settings-save actions is a reasonable compensating control, but it requires identifying the exact action names and can break legitimate admin saves if scoped too broadly.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The target is a WordPress plugin that extends Elementor with add-on widgets and templates, and it maintains its own option records - including API credentials for integrated services and flags that control which features and templates are enabled. The root cause class is CWE-284 (Improper Access Control): the plugin's settings-save handlers are registered as AJAX/admin-post endpoints but fail to perform (or fail to enforce) the capability check that would terminate execution for unauthorized callers. In WordPress, the correct pattern is a current_user_can() check for a privileged capability such as manage_options combined with nonce verification via check_admin_referer()/check_ajax_referer() and an explicit wp_die()/return on failure; when the check is absent or returns without halting, the write proceeds regardless of the caller's role. Because subscriber is the lowest standard authenticated role (granted only read), the privilege boundary is effectively absent for these handlers, and no non-default plugin configuration is needed. Overwriting stored API credentials is the most consequential secondary effect: an attacker can point integrations at attacker-controlled endpoints, redirecting data that the site sends to legitimate third-party services. The CPE string records the vendor as unknown (cpe:2.3:a:unknown:elementsready_addons_for_elementor), reflecting incomplete vendor mapping rather than a separate product.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable settings handlers with no authorization check, but a subscriber-level authenticated session is required (PR:L); impact is limited to overwriting stored settings, so I:L with C:N and A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
The ElementsReady Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin through 6.7.2 does not perform authorization checks that halt execution in several of its settings-save handlers, allowing users with subscriber-level access and above to overwrite the ElementsReady Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin through 6.7.2's stored settings, including its stored API credentials and its feature and template configuration.
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.
EUVD-2026-104084
GHSA-5ch2-2phm-jp6x
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
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