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TI-2026-80032 Aliases CVE-2026-97353GHSA-qw4x-6r3w-q94x

News Kit Addons For Elementor lets subscribers edit post meta

Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin through 1.4.7 does not check capabilities or ownership before updating post metadata in one of its authenticated AJAX actions. An authenticated user with subscriber-level access or higher can write arbitrary post meta under attacker-chosen keys to any post, including posts owned by other users, which can overwrite protected core metadata and tamper with content created by higher-privileged users (CWE-862). A public exploit is linked in the references.

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

Description from the CNA

The News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin through 1.4.7 does not perform capability or ownership checks before updating post metadata in one of its authenticated AJAX actions, allowing users with subscriber-level access and above to write arbitrary post meta, under attacker-chosen keys, to any post including those owned by other users. This can be used to overwrite protected core metadata and tamper with content created by higher-privileged users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00221 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownNews Kit Addons For Elementorup to 1.4.7—No fix listedCNA
  • News Kit Addons For Elementor VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.4.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for News Kit Addons For Elementor.

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-24 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97353
  2. 2026-10-24 Alias added: GHSA-qw4x-6r3w-q94x
  3. 2026-10-24 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-24 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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