CVE-2022-1329

Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution

8.8 HighPublic exploit

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.

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

92.7%Up 87.6 points since Apr 20, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution

Record: CVE-2022-1329
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-24657 8.8

Record: EUVD-2022-24657
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87w4-xwrv-8vj5 8.8

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of...

Record: GHSA-87w4-xwrv-8vj5
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2022-1329
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-434, CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Wordpress Plugin Elementor Authenticated Upload Remote Code Execution	2022-03-29
Nuclei	Elementor Website Builder - Remote Code Execution
PoC in GitHub	AgustinESI/CVE-2022-1329	2024-10-11
PoC in GitHub	AkuCyberSec/CVE-2022-1329-WordPress-Elementor-3.6.0-3.6.1-3.6.2-Remote-Code-Execution-Exploit	2022-04-15
PoC in GitHub	Grazee/CVE-2022-1329-WordPress-Elementor-RCE	2022-04-20
PoC in GitHub	dexit/CVE-2022-1329	2023-01-29
PoC in GitHub	mcdulltii/CVE-2022-1329	2022-04-17
PoC in GitHub	phanthibichtram12/CVE-2022-1329	2024-06-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-1329 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Elementor Website Builder, published April 19, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 92.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.