Incorrect authorization in Essential Addons for Elementor approval
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 checks only a site-level capability before changing user approval and login state, and does not verify that the administrator may manage the targeted accounts (CWE-863). On WordPress Multisite, a subsite administrator can change the approval and login state of accounts belonging to other sites on the network. The references include an exploit link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 does not verify that an administrator may manage the specific user accounts targeted by its login-approval feature, checking only a site-level capability, which on WordPress Multisite could allow a subsite administrator to change the approval and login state of accounts belonging to other sites on the network.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Essential Addons for Elementor | before 6.8.7 | 6.8.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Essential Addons for Elementor VendorUnknown Affected before 6.8.7 Fixed in 6.8.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Essential Addons for Elementor to version 6.8.7, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Essential Addons for Elementor (Unknown) Fixed in 6.8.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Essential Addons for Elementor 6.8.7
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-79565 Author-level content injection in Essential Addons for ElementorPriority LOW 16
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110537
- 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-rhrq-vr3g-vpch
- 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-23 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-110537 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110537 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rhrq-vr3g-vpch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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