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CVE-2026-4362: ElementsKit Elementor Addons <= 3.8.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Widget Content Overwrite

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

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.

Affected products

• roxnor ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor: through 3.8.2

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit-lite/tags/3.8.0/modules/widget-builder/init.php#L37
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit-lite/tags/3.8.0/modules/widget-builder/live-action.php#L10
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit-lite/tags/3.8.0/modules/widget-builder/live-action.php#L27
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3499543/elementskit-lite/trunk/modules/widget-builder/live-action.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Felementskit-lite/tags/3.8.2&new_path=%2Felementskit-lite/tags/3.9.0
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7740fdfb-65b2-4d27-935f-b0e73487f0c4?source=cve

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