CVE-2017-18596
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
- Record
CVE-2017-18596- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
- Record
CVE-2017-18596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9709 No score
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9709- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqg9-c22m-rj53 No score
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
The elementor plugin before 1.8.0 for WordPress has incorrect access control for internal functions.
- Record
GHSA-vqg9-c22m-rj53- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18596 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Elementor Page Builder, published September 10, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.