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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24605 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress X Addons for Elementor plugin through version 1.0.23. A logged-in user could access functionality or data that should require stronger authorization. The published impact is limited to confidentiality, with no integrity or availability impact listed.
Executive priority
Prioritize for WordPress sites that allow user registration or have many non-admin users. The severity is moderate because exploitation requires login and the listed impact is limited to confidentiality. Remediate during the next security maintenance window unless the affected site handles sensitive data or broad user access.
Technical view
The issue is classified as CWE-862, Missing Authorization, in pencilwp X Addons for Elementor package x-addons-elementor. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and low confidentiality impact only. Public sources do not describe the affected endpoint or a specific fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running X Addons for Elementor at version 1.0.23 or earlier. The attacker model requires an authenticated low-privilege user, reducing risk versus unauthenticated issues but still relevant for sites with public registration, many contributors, customers, or subscribers.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Patchstack lists the issue as a vulnerability entry, but no exploit details are included here. Treat it as a validation and update priority for affected WordPress environments, not as confirmed in-the-wild activity.
Researcher notes
Public data is sparse. The CVE description and Patchstack reference identify missing authorization through version 1.0.23, but do not provide endpoint names, affected functions, proof of exploitation, or a named patched release in the supplied sources. Avoid assuming broader impact beyond low confidentiality loss.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using X Addons for Elementor.
- Check whether installed versions are 1.0.23 or earlier.
- Review Patchstack and vendor guidance for an available fixed version.
- Restrict or disable the plugin if no safe update is available.
- Limit low-privilege account creation where business processes allow.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress plugins across managed sites.
- Confirm the plugin slug or package name is x-addons-elementor.
- Compare installed plugin versions against the affected range.
- Review WordPress user roles for unnecessary low-privilege accounts.
- Check access logs for unusual authenticated access patterns.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.