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CVE-2026-118205

HIGH 7.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 30, 2026
Last modified
October 30, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-269
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.7 via the `page_id` parameter of the `register_user()` function. The vulnerability exists because the handler's post status deny-list rejects `future`, `draft`, and `pending` but admits `inherit` — the status carried by every WordPress revision — allowing an attacker to substitute a revision ID for a live page ID, while a flawed "last saved by administrator" check reads `post_author` on revisions (which reflects the editing administrator) rather than the `_edit_last` meta that is never copied to revisions, and the nonce gate is rendered ineffective because any unauthenticated visitor can freely obtain a valid nonce via the `wp_ajax_nopriv_eael_get_token` endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register an account with a role as high as Editor — gaining capabilities including `edit_others_posts`, `publish_pages`, `upload_files`, and `unfiltered_html` — by naming a revision whose `_elementor_data` contains an elevated role an administrator previously saved and later reverted on a page bearing the Login/Register widget. Successful exploitation requires that the site has "Anyone can register" enabled and that an administrator has at some point saved and then reverted a non-default "New User Role" on an affected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets Plugin · essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 6.8.7
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets — Up to and including 6.8.7

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Classes/Bootstrap.php#L216
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Ajax_Handler.php#L1817
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L1059
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L2762
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L552
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.8.5/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php#L887
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3770535/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Traits/Login_Registration.php
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a739cb9a-0b09-4303-8d4a-16fca1152adf?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record