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The widget's custom designs, text, and configurations are permanently replaced with a blank template.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00355,"percentile":0.29637,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2026-05-05T04:27:56Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:56:28Z","products":[{"vendor":"roxnor","product":"elementskit elementor addons – advanced widgets \u0026 templates addons for elementor"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7740fdfb-65b2-4d27-935f-b0e73487f0c4?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit-lite/tags/3.8.0/modules/widget-builder/live-action.php#L27"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit-lite/tags/3.8.0/modules/widget-builder/live-action.php#L10"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit-lite/tags/3.8.0/modules/widget-builder/init.php#L37"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3499543/elementskit-lite/trunk/modules/widget-builder/live-action.php"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Felementskit-lite/tags/3.8.2\u0026new_path=%2Felementskit-lite/tags/3.9.0"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4362"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w36j-ww57-r68h"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-4362","title":"ElementsKit Elementor Addons \u003c= 3.8.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Widget Content Overwrite","description":"The ElementsKit Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `Live_Action::reset()` function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.2 The function is hooked to the WordPress `init` action and triggers when both `post` and `action=elementor` GET parameters are present, with no authentication or nonce verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the Elementor content (`_elementor_data`) of any `elementskit_widget` custom post type by visiting a specially crafted URL. 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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the Elementor content (`_elementor_data`) of any `elementskit_widget` custom post type by visiting a specially crafted URL. 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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the Elementor content (`_elementor_data`) of any `elementskit_widget` custom post type by visiting a specially crafted URL. 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