What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Sky Addons for Elementor (Free Templates Library, Live Copy, Animations, Post Grid, Post Carousel, Particles, Sliders, Chart, Blog, Video Gallery) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Please note this is limited to option values that can be saved as arrays.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Sky Addons for Elementor fails to properly check user permissions before allowing certain actions. An attacker can trick a site visitor into performing unauthorized changes to site content or settings by visiting a malicious link. This affects all versions up to 2.6.1. Site owners should update to a version newer than 2.6.1 when available.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Trick a visitor into modifying or deleting site content without proper authorization.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Unauthorized changes to site content, widgets, or settings if visitors click attacker-controlled links.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must trick a site visitor into clicking a malicious link (user interaction required).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
November 22, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
