TI-2020-13893 Aliases CVE-2020-20634 GHSA-3mm6-4hpm-pgrc

Elementor 2.9.5 and below WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to activate its…

LOW 31Published 2020-08-21 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Elementor 2.9.5 and below WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to activate its safe mode feature. This can be exploited to disable all security plugins on the blog.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00989 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:elementor:website_builder::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.9.5	Vulnerable	Elementor

cpe:2.3:a:elementor:website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.9.5 Vulnerable ·Elementor

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-20634
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mm6-4hpm-pgrc

References

Exploit 1

https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-elementor-plugin-fixed-safe-mode-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/

TI-2022-01211 Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-00313 Elementor Website Builder < 3.12.2 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2023-25675 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.16.4 - Auth. Arbitrary Attachment Read vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-26607 WordPress Elementor plugin 3.3.0-3.18.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2023-25676 WordPress Elementor Website Builder Plugin <= 3.16.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2021-07171 Elementor < 3.4.8 - DOM Cross-Site-Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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