Essential Addons for Elementor <= 4.6.4 - Missing Authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to and including 4.6.4 due to missing capability checks and nonce disclosure. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to perform many unauthorized actions such as changing settings and installing arbitrary plugins.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4446
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f886-67j8-9x8w
References
More wpdevteam Essential Addons For Elementor vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-15541 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin 5.4.0-5.7.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00249 Essential Addons for Elementor < 5.0.5 - Unauthenticated LFI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-02825 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 5.9.13 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection via error_resetpassword CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-22340 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.8.8 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-03303 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 4.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-15543 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Pro Plugin <= 5.4.8 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-4446 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4446 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f886-67j8-9x8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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