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TI-2026-76305 Aliases CVE-2026-110898GHSA-8p5v-65pw-253c

Privilege escalation in Essential Addons for Elementor plugin

Priority LOW 30CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
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-266.

Summary

WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor (essential-addons-for-elementor-lite) from n/a through 6.8.5 has an incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266). A remote attacker who already holds high privileges and needs a user to interact can escalate privileges, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor essential-addons-for-elementor-lite allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 6.8.5.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 10th 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
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
wpdevteamEssential Addons for Elementorup to 6.8.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Essential Addons for Elementor Vendorwpdevteam Affected up to 6.8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——wpdevteam
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·wpdevteam

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Essential Addons for Elementor.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110898
  2. 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-8p5v-65pw-253c
  3. 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 1

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  • 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-2023-06070 Essential Blocks < 4.4.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11478 SQL injection in ReviewX WordPress Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00275 NotificationX < 2.3.9 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05197 Essential Blocks < 4.7.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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