Description
The The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.7. This is due to the tpae_create_page() AJAX handler authorizing users only with current_user_can('edit_posts') while accepting a user-controlled 'post_type' value passed directly to wp_insert_post() without post-type-specific capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create arbitrary draft posts for restricted post types (e.g., 'page' and 'nxt_builder') via the 'post_type' parameter.
Published: 2026-02-18
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Authenticated users can create unauthorized draft posts for restricted post types
Action: Update Plugin
AI Analysis

Impact

The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin contains an AJAX handler that authorizes users only with the general 'edit_posts' capability while passing a user-controlled 'post_type' directly to WordPress's wp_insert_post. This bypasses post‑type specific permission checks, allowing any authenticated author or higher to create draft posts for normally restricted types such as 'page' and 'nxt_builder', effectively granting unauthorized content creation.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites running the Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce plugin up to and including version 6.4.7. The issue affects the plugin itself; no other components are explicitly listed.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates low‑to‑moderate severity. The EPSS score is below 1% and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, suggesting limited exploitation activity so far. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is remote via the plugin’s AJAX endpoint, requiring the attacker to be authenticated with Author‑level privileges or higher. Once authenticated, an attacker can submit the 'post_type' parameter to create arbitrary draft content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 18:13 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the plugin to the latest release that removes the insecure tpae_create_page handler.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, block or limit access to the tpae_create_page AJAX endpoint for users with edit_posts capability, ensuring that only admins may invoke it.
  • Implement server‑side validation to reject or sanitize the 'post_type' parameter so that only whitelisted, authorized post types can be created.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 15, 2026 at 18:13 UTC.

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History

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Posimyththemes
Posimyththemes the Plus Addons For Elementor – Addons For Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, Woocommerce
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Posimyththemes
Posimyththemes the Plus Addons For Elementor – Addons For Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, Woocommerce
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.7. This is due to the tpae_create_page() AJAX handler authorizing users only with current_user_can('edit_posts') while accepting a user-controlled 'post_type' value passed directly to wp_insert_post() without post-type-specific capability checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create arbitrary draft posts for restricted post types (e.g., 'page' and 'nxt_builder') via the 'post_type' parameter.
Title The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce <= 6.4.7 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Draft Post Creation via 'post_type'
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Posimyththemes The Plus Addons For Elementor – Addons For Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, Woocommerce
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:52:08.178Z

Reserved: 2026-02-12T00:09:22.280Z

Link: CVE-2026-2386

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-18T20:22:47.137Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-02-18T13:16:21.423

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2026-2386

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T18:15:10Z

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