CVE-2026-0920 Privilege escalation in LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor
Unauthenticated attackers can create administrator accounts via a backdoor parameter, gaining full site control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0920?
CVE-2026-0920 is a critical vulnerability in choijun LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor, published on 22 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Administrative User Creation in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6.3. This is due to the 'ajax_register_handle' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'lakit_bkrole' parameter during registration and gain administrator access to the site.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0920?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-0920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 5 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3h4-65j5-6j8c.