Elementor < 4.1.4 - Contributor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure via REST API
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 4.1.4 does not properly check user permissions before returning post data through one of its REST endpoints, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve the title, body and metadata of private posts, private pages and drafts authored by other users (including administrators).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Elementor Website Builder (Unknown): 4.1.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Elementor Website Builder | before 4.1.4 | 4.1.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Elementor Website Builder VendorUnknown Affected before 4.1.4 Fixed in 4.1.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Elementor Website Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 4.1.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8825
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2ph-jf8x-q5mc
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-8825 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8825 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v2ph-jf8x-q5mc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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