WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-4362 Deferred

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor: A security weakness

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 3.8.2.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor
Plugin slug
elementskit-lite
Affected
<= 3.8.2
Safe version
> 3.8.2
Published
May 05, 2026
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 05, 2026 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor to a release after 3.8.2, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The ElementsKit Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `Live_Action::reset()` function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.2 The function is hooked to the WordPress `init` action and triggers when both `post` and `action=elementor` GET parameters are present, with no authentication or nonce verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the Elementor content (`_elementor_data`) of any `elementskit_widget` custom post type by visiting a specially crafted URL. The widget's custom designs, text, and configurations are permanently replaced with a blank template.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References

Primary and upstream sources