CVE-2026-81777 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-81777: WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 6.8.0 - Bypass vulnerability vulnerability

Vendor Wpdeveloper

Product Essential Addons for Elementor

Weakness CWE-290

Published August 28, 2026

Last update August 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor allows Identity Spoofing. This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 6.8.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Essential Addons for Elementor versions up to 6.8.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to spoof credentials and modify site content without valid authentication. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 6.8.0 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content without providing valid login credentials.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can alter pages, posts, or plugin settings without logging in, potentially defacing or compromising your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 28, 2026 CVE published

August 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81777 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/290.html AskarLabs — CWE-290 write-up Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-81777

CWE CWE-290

CVSS 5.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions