CVE-2026-40721
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedContributor Local File Inclusion in Element Pack Pro <= 9.0.6 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal File Inclusion vulnerability in Element Pack Pro allows authenticated users with Contributor role to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating input parameters, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files, credentials, or source code.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Element Pack Pro installationCheck WordPress plugins directory or wp-admin plugins list for 'Element Pack Pro' and note the installed version numberAffected if Plugin is installed and version is 9.0.6 or older
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Compare version against affected rangeReview the version number identified in step 1 against the affected range (all versions up to and including 9.0.6)Affected if Installed version is 9.0.6 or lower, indicating the plugin is vulnerable
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Identify user role exposureNavigate to WordPress users panel and review which users have Contributor role or higher access levelsAffected if Any authenticated user with Contributor role or above exists in the WordPress installation
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Check for suspicious access patternsReview server access logs for unusual GET/POST requests to Element Pack Pro endpoints that include directory traversal patterns (such as ../../) in parametersAffected if Logs show requests with traversal patterns targeting Element Pack Pro files from authenticated users
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Inspect file permission settingsExamine wp-content/uploads and other writable directories to ensure files uploaded or accessed through the plugin cannot be manipulated to include arbitrary file pathsAffected if File permissions allow the web server user to read sensitive configuration files outside the intended web root
The environment is affected if Element Pack Pro version 9.0.6 or lower is installed and any Contributor-level or higher authenticated users exist, as the vulnerability enables them to read arbitrary server files through manipulated parameters.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Element Pack Pro to a version newer than 9.0.6, or disable the plugin until a patched version is available. Review server file permissions as a defense-in-depth measure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-40721 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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