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TI-2026-83470 Aliases CVE-2026-110808GHSA-g69p-96gc-gv86

Essential Addons for Elementor Author+ Privilege Escalation

Priority LOW 19CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.8 does not restrict who may set the role assigned to accounts created through its registration form (CWE-269). An authenticated user with Author-level access or higher can make new accounts, including those created by unauthenticated visitors through the public form, receive a higher role such as Editor. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-5193: the role validation added in 6.6.0 can be circumvented by a lower-privileged user, so versions 6.6.0 through 6.8.7 remain affected even where CVE-2026-5193 has been patched. CVSS 3.1 scores it 4.2 (MEDIUM).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-01

Description from the CNA

The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.8 does not correctly restrict who may set the role assigned to accounts created through its registration form, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access and above to cause newly registered accounts, including those created by unauthenticated visitors through the public registration form, to be granted a higher role such as Editor. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-5193: the role-validation control added in 6.6.0 can be circumvented by a lower-privileged user, so versions 6.6.0 through 6.8.7 remain affected even on sites that are patched against that advisory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00231 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Essential Addons for Elementor (Unknown): 6.8.8

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
UnknownEssential Addons for Elementor6.6.0 to before 6.8.86.8.8Patch availableCNA
  • Essential Addons for Elementor VendorUnknown Affected 6.6.0 to before 6.8.8 Fixed in 6.8.8 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update the plugin to 6.8.8, which fixes this issue. Versions 6.6.0 through 6.8.7 stay affected even on sites patched for CVE-2026-5193, so that patch alone is not enough.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-01

  • Fix · CNA Essential Addons for Elementor (Unknown) Fixed in 6.8.8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110808
  2. 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-g69p-96gc-gv86
  3. 2026-11-01 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-11-01 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-01 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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