# CVE-2026-125444: WordPress King Addons for Elementor plugin <= 51.1.87 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Missing authorization checks in King Addons for Elementor let attackers perform restricted actions; WordPress sites using it should update.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Harmful if only installed:** No
- **Needs a specific call:** No
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x48w-mrhm-7f9q

## What is CVE-2026-125444?

CVE-2026-125444 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in King Addons King Addons for Elementor king-addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects King Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 51.1.87.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125444?

An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.


## How do I fix CVE-2026-125444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-125444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-125444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-125444 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-125444 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125444 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Exposure: An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.

Affected product: King Addons for Elementor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125444/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-125444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-125444

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125444/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.