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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-49053

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Wpmet ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite: from n/a through 3.9.6.

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 confidence

This is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite WordPress plugin. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, likely enabling them to access administrative or privileged functionality without proper authentication. The CVSS 5.3 with no privileges required indicates an unauthenticated attacker can bypass authorization checks.

MitigationUpdate ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite to the latest patched version once available. Until then, restrict access to the affected plugin endpoints at the server level (e.g., via .htaccess or firewall rules) and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

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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
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm ElementsKit Lite plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite', or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the elementskit-lite folder
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
  2. Identify the installed version of ElementsKit Lite
    In WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate ElementsKit Lite and view the version number displayed beneath the plugin name; alternatively, check the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/elementskit-lite/
    Affected if The installed version has not yet received the security patch for this authorization bypass
  3. Identify exposed admin endpoints
    Review the site's wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and any custom REST API endpoints registered by ElementsKit Lite; check the plugin's modules directory for widget files that may handle privileged operations
    Affected if The plugin exposes administrative functions or widgetajax handlers that process requests without verifying user capabilities
  4. Test for unauthorized access to protected functionality
    Using a tool like Burp Suite or curl, send requests to ElementsKit Lite AJAX endpoints (typically with action parameters like elementskit_ or ekit_) without providing authentication cookies or valid nonces
    Affected if Requests to administrative or privileged functions succeed without requiring login or proper capability checks
  5. Review server access logs for unauthorized access patterns
    Examine Apache/Nginx access logs for repeated requests to ElementsKit-related PHP files originating from external IPs without corresponding admin session cookies
    Affected if External unauthenticated IPs are successfully accessing plugin endpoints that should require administrator-level permissions

You are affected if ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite is installed and its exposed endpoints allow unauthenticated users to trigger administrative or privileged actions without proper capability verification.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update ElementsKit Elementor addons Lite to the latest patched version once available. Until then, restrict access to the affected plugin endpoints at the server level (e.g., via .htaccess or firewall rules) and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,770
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