Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach plugin pagination endpoint unauthenticated
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ExploitInject arbitrary post_type/meta_query parameters
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ExecutionEndpoint returns non-public posts and private field values
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ImpactHarvest disclosed private data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires a WordPress site running Essential Addons for Elementor prior to 6.8.7 with the plugin's pagination endpoint (its 'load more'/AJAX pagination functionality) reachable, which it is by default for unauthenticated visitors - the vector matches AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, meaning no authentication, no special configuration, and no user interaction. The concrete prerequisite is that the attacker can pass unrestricted post_type and meta_query parameters to that pagination endpoint. Exploitation is naturally limited in scope: private custom-field values are only recoverable on published posts, the impact is read-only disclosure (C:L, no integrity/availability effect), and the actual value exposed depends on what non-public post types and private meta fields a given site actually stores. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, information-disclosure issue that should be scheduled rather than treated as an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, C:L/I:N/A:N, score 5.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated read-only leak with no integrity or availability impact, which matches the description precisely (unauthenticated visitor coerces the pagination endpoint into returning non-public post content and private custom-field values). The exploitation signals argue against urgency: EPSS is 0.16% (5th percentile), the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, and no POC or exploit reference beyond the WPScan advisory and NVD entries is supplied, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a real but non-critical priority. The signals are internally consistent - there is no conflict between the network vector and the description, both point to remote unauthenticated access. The main thing elevating practical risk above the modest CVSS number is product reach: Essential Addons for Elementor is one of the most-installed Elementor add-ons, so a large install base is exposed even though per-site impact is a bounded confidentiality leak. Treat as a scheduled patching item: no privileged access, no user interaction, and widely deployed, but impact is limited to disclosure of private field/post data, not code execution or takeover. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends crafted requests to the plugin's pagination (load-more) endpoint, supplying arbitrary post_type and meta_query parameters that the plugin fails to restrict. The endpoint then returns content from non-public post types and the values of private custom fields attached to published posts, letting the attacker harvest data never intended to be public. No POC is provided in the input; the low attack complexity (AC:L) and lack of required privileges or interaction make opportunistic scraping straightforward if a working request is constructed. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Unauthenticated information disclosure in the Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 allows any remote visitor to read the contents of non-public post types and recover private custom-field values from published posts by supplying arbitrary post_type and meta_query parameters to the plugin's pagination endpoint. The flaw is rated CVSS 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N): no authentication, configuration change or user interaction is needed, the pagination endpoint is reachable by default, but the impact is confined to read-only confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability effect. EPSS is low at 0.16% (5th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so this is a moderate issue to be scheduled for remediation this month rather than an emergency: a patched release (6.8.7) is available from the vendor.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade Essential Addons for Elementor to 6.8.7 or later; the vendor lists a fix as available and 6.8.7 is the first non-vulnerable release in the affected range. The available sources document no alternative mitigation, workaround or configuration toggle for the pagination endpoint, so updating the plugin is the remediation path to plan. Verify the installed version through the WordPress plugins screen or WP-CLI before and after upgrading, and confirm the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/da6d12c7-e612-48de-9a57-9d41c36fd409/ for any updates to the fixed version. Given the CVSS 5.3 severity, the low EPSS of 0.16% (5th percentile), the absence of KEV listing or public exploit, this fits a scheduled this-month patch cycle rather than an emergency change; where the upgrade cannot be applied immediately, prioritise sites that store sensitive data in private custom fields on published posts, since those are the assets the flaw can actually expose.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The target is a WordPress plugin, Essential Addons for Elementor, which adds Elementor widgets and ships an AJAX-backed pagination endpoint used for its 'load more' style post listing. That endpoint forwards caller-supplied query arguments into a WordPress WP_Query construction without validating the post_type or meta_query values, so an unauthenticated request can widen the query beyond the post types the widget was intended to render and beyond the meta keys it was meant to filter on. The root cause is classified as CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor): the security decision on which post types and custom fields are queryable is left to the client rather than enforced server-side. Because meta_query is not restricted, values stored in private custom fields attached to published posts become readable in the response, and non-public post type content can be enumerated. The practical exposure is therefore site-specific and depends entirely on what non-public post types and private meta fields a given installation actually stores; no CPE identifiers were supplied with the source data, and the trigger conditions beyond the unrestricted parameter passing are not further described in the available sources.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Remote unauthenticated request to a default-reachable endpoint (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); read-only disclosure of limited private data gives C:L with no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (wpscan).
CVSS VectorVendor: wpscan
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 does not restrict the post type or meta query an unauthenticated visitor can pass to its pagination endpoint, which could allow them to read content of non-public post types and recover the values of private custom fields on published posts.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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EUVD-2026-111712
GHSA-cw3q-m3wh-782r
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