PHP Object Injection in WordPress News Kit Elementor Addons plugin
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blazethemes | News Kit Elementor Addons | up to 1.5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118073
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-hr4j-fhxq-9p82
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-31 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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Sources
- CVE-2026-118073 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118073 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hr4j-fhxq-9p82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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