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TI-2023-22340 Aliases CVE-2023-41955GHSA-c7p9-328q-3x8f

WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.8.8 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
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-269.

Summary

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 5.8.8.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00822 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wpdevteamEssential Addons for Elementorup to 5.8.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Essential Addons for Elementor Vendorwpdevteam Affected up to 5.8.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*before 5.8.9Vulnerablewpdevteam
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.8.9 Vulnerable ·wpdevteam

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41955
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7p9-328q-3x8f

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-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
  • TI-2024-08337 Information disclosure in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
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Sources

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