Authorization bypass in thehappymonster Happy Addons for Elementor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.21.0 via the `ha_duplicate_thing` admin action handler. This is due to the `can_clone()` method only checking `current_user_can('edit_posts')` (a general capability) without performing object-level authorization such as `current_user_can('edit_post', $post_id)`, and the nonce being tied to the generic action name `ha_duplicate_thing` rather than to a specific post ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to clone any published post, page, or custom post type by obtaining a valid clone nonce from their own posts and changing the `post_id` parameter to target other users' content. The clone operation copies the full post content, all post metadata (including potentially sensitive widget configurations and API tokens), and taxonomies into a new draft owned by the attacker.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thehappymonster | Happy Addons for Elementor | up to 3.21.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Happy Addons for Elementor Vendorthehappymonster Affected up to 3.21.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg66-pm82-5944
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9234b1ce-032f-487d-b60a-f80c78373238?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-elementor-addons/tags/3.20.7/classes/clone-handler.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-elementor-addons/tags/3.20.7/classes/clone-handler.php#L61
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-elementor-addons/trunk/classes/clone-handler.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/happy-elementor-addons/trunk/classes/clone-handler.php#L61
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3475242%40happy-elementor-addons%2Ftrunk&old=3463375%40happy-elementor-addons%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More thehappymonster vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-32247 WordPress Happy Elementor Addons plugin <= 3.12.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16350 WordPress Happy Addons for Elementor plugin <= 3.10.1 - Broken Access Control on Post Clone vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-42455 WordPress Happy Addons for Elementor plugin <= 3.20.4 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2024-02598 Happy Addons for Elementor <= 3.10.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Title HTML Tag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-22036 WordPress Happy Addons for Elementor plugin <= 3.16.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-21578 WordPress Happy Addons for Elementor plugin <= 3.10.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-2917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg66-pm82-5944 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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