Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 does not verify that an administrator may manage the specific user accounts targeted by its login-approval feature, checking only a site-level capability, which on WordPress Multisite could allow a subsite administrator to change the approval and login state of accounts belonging to other sites on the network.
Published: 2026-10-23
Score: 3.8 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege escalation via cross‑site user approval state change
Action: Assess Impact
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability exists in the Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before version 6.8.7. It occurs because the plugin does not verify that an administrator has permission over the specific user accounts it targets. As a result, a subsite administrator on a WordPress Multisite network can change the login‑approval state of any user account belonging to another subsite. This improper access control (CWE-863) can lead to unauthorized access or denial of service for users in other subsites.

Affected Systems

Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, all releases prior to 6.8.7. The issue is relevant to any WordPress Multisite network where subsite administrators are granted the plugin's bulk‑action capability. The vulnerability affects only the plugin and the WordPress Multisite environment, not the core WordPress installation itself.

Risk and Exploitability

The flaw is limited to users who already hold subsite‑administrator privileges, so an external attacker cannot directly exploit it without first gaining such a role. The CVSS score of 3.8 reflects a low‑to‑moderate severity. No EPSS data is available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation would require an attacker to be a subsite administrator and to use the plugin’s bulk‑action feature to alter user approval states on other subsites. The lack of capability checks therefore constitutes a moderate privilege‑escalation risk within a multisite deployment.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 12:55 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Essential Addons for Elementor to version 6.8.7 or later to replace the flawed logic.
  • Restrict the capabilities granted to subsite administrators so they cannot manage user approval states in other subsites; follow the principle of least privilege in WordPress roles or employ a capability‑management plugin.
  • Enable logging or monitoring of user approval state changes and review logs regularly to detect unauthorized modifications.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 12:55 UTC.

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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-863
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 does not verify that an administrator may manage the specific user accounts targeted by its login-approval feature, checking only a site-level capability, which on WordPress Multisite could allow a subsite administrator to change the approval and login state of accounts belonging to other sites on the network.
Title Essential Addons for Elementor < 6.8.7 - Admin+ Cross-Site User Approval State Change via Bulk Action
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T10:45:23.053Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T13:00:26.824Z

Link: CVE-2026-110537

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T10:38:23.890Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-23T06:17:05.693

Modified: 2026-10-23T14:20:57.920

Link: CVE-2026-110537

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T13:00:18Z

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