What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 5.9.13 via the load_more function. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including private and draft posts.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Essential Addons for Elementor versions up to 5.9.13 expose sensitive information to unauthenticated attackers over the network. The plugin fails to restrict access to certain data, allowing an attacker to read information that should be private. No user interaction or special privileges are required. Update to a version newer than 5.9.13 to resolve this issue.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive information from the site without logging in.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitor or attacker can access private data exposed by the plugin without credentials.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
April 9, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated