LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor <= 1.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-98.
Summary
The LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 via the get_type_template function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. The wp_normalize_path function used in get_template only normalizes directory separators and does not resolve or reject path traversal sequences, while the extension check is trivially bypassed because the caller already appends the required extension to the traversal payload.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhjj-796c-vm9h
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c4c3f136-fa26-4813-9e69-f94eba9e4df7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lastudio-element-kit/tags/1.6.1/includes/addons/progress-bar.php#L869
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lastudio-element-kit/tags/1.6.1/lastudio-element-kit.php#L430
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lastudio-element-kit/tags/1.6.1/includes/addons/progress-bar.php#L866
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lastudio-element-kit/tags/1.6.1/templates/progress-bar/global/index.php#L6
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lastudio-element-kit/tags/1.6.1/templates/progress-bar/global/index.php#L20
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3602507%40lastudio-element-kit&new=3602507%40lastudio-element-kit
More choijun vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-00696 Improper privilege management in choijun LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-10079 LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-04968 LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor <= 1.3.8.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-24983 WordPress LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin <= 1.3.8.1 - Contributor+ Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-23594 WordPress LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin <= 1.3.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-02712 Cross-site scripting in choijun LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-15338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhjj-796c-vm9h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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