CVE-2026-12907 RTMKit Addons for Elementor < 2.0.9 - Author+ Site-Wide Theme Builder Template Creation and Activation
Authors can create and activate site-wide templates overriding global areas, bypassing administrative restrictions in RTMKit for Elementor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12907?
CVE-2026-12907 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown RTMKit, published on 16 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RTMKit WordPress plugin before 2.0.9 does not perform a proper capability check on one of its -builder AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Author role to create and activate a site-wide template that overrides the header, footer or other global areas displayed to all visitors, which is normally restricted to administrators.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12907?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12907?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-12907 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12907 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q754-gwx4-mxg2.