Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin used with Elementor can expose WooCommerce product details that site owners intended to keep unpublished, private, or pending. The issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor through version 6.5.5. It is not a site takeover bug, but it can leak commercially sensitive product information without login.
Executive priority
Treat as a timely remediation item for e-commerce sites, not an emergency unless unreleased products are business-sensitive. Prioritize public stores with confidential product launches, private catalogs, or embargoed pricing.
Technical view
CVE-2026-1004 is a missing authorization issue in the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin, tied to the eael_product_quickview_popup function. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve restricted WooCommerce product information. CVSS is 5.3: network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using Essential Addons for Elementor with WooCommerce product quick-view functionality, especially versions up to and including 6.5.5. Sites with draft, pending, or private WooCommerce products have the most relevant business risk.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is remotely reachable by unauthenticated users and requires no user interaction, according to the CVSS vector. The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and it is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence points to missing authorization around a quick-view AJAX handler. The public record names affected versions through 6.5.5 and references a GitHub commit, but the bundle does not explicitly state the fixed release version. Avoid assuming exploitation beyond the unauthenticated information exposure described.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using Essential Addons for Elementor and WooCommerce.
- Prioritize sites running Essential Addons for Elementor version 6.5.5 or earlier.
- Update the plugin according to vendor or WordPress plugin repository guidance.
- Review whether unpublished WooCommerce products contain sensitive launch, pricing, or partner information.
- Temporarily disable affected quick-view functionality if vendor guidance recommends it.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Essential Addons for Elementor versions across WordPress assets.
- Check whether WooCommerce has draft, pending, or private products.
- Review plugin changelog or vendor commit references for the authorization fix.
- Verify unauthenticated users cannot view restricted product information after remediation.
- Monitor web logs for unusual access to product quick-view AJAX functionality.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/06ef9a21-e2b9-40c7-9de5-cff175fa10a5?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Traits/Ajax_Handler.php#L820CVE reference
- https://github.com/WPDevelopers/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/commit/4e43db06bcf12870cc3b185ed59b3fe2cd227945CVE reference
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Missing Authorization
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