CVE-2021-4447 HIGH

CVE-2021-4447: Essential Addons for Elementor <= 4.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation

Vendor Wpdevteam
Product Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published October 16, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to and including 4.6.4 due to a lack of restrictions on who can add a registration form and a custom registration role to an Elementor created page. This makes it possible for attackers with access to the Elementor page builder to create a new registration form that defaults to the user role being set to administrator and subsequently register as an administrative user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated