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TI-2022-01211 Aliases CVE-2022-1329GHSA-87w4-xwrv-8vj5

Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution

Priority HIGH 83CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434 and CWE-862.

Summary

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.92658 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElementorElementor Website Builder 3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Elementor Website Builder VendorElementor Affected 3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elementor:website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*3.6.0 – 3.6.2VulnerableElementor
  • cpe:2.3:a:elementor:website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 3.6.0 – 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Elementor

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1329
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87w4-xwrv-8vj5

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

  • 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
  • TI-2022-11925 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.5.5 - Unauthenticated DOM-based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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