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PHP Object Injection in WordPress News Kit Elementor Addons plugin

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
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-502.

Summary

The News Kit Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress by blazethemes, up to and including 1.5.0, has a deserialization flaw (CWE-502) that lets untrusted data be turned into PHP objects. An authenticated attacker with subscriber access can exploit it over the network without user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

Subscriber PHP Object Injection in News Kit Elementor Addons <= 1.5.0 versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00391 33rd 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
blazethemesNews Kit Elementor Addonsup to 1.5.0—No fix listedCNA
  • News Kit Elementor Addons Vendorblazethemes Affected up to 1.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

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

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118073
  2. 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-hr4j-fhxq-9p82
  3. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-31 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

  • TI-2025-42368 WordPress Blogzee theme <= 1.0.5 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-42367 WordPress Blogistic theme <= 1.0.5 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-38379 WordPress News Event theme <= 1.0.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-38373 WordPress Blogmatic theme <= 1.0.3 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-09800 Pubnews <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-82372 Newsmatic Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'slug' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources