CVE-2026-13404 Royal Elementor Addons < 1.7.1066 - Unauthenticated Like Count and IP Meta Modification via wpr_likes_init
Unauthenticated attackers can modify like counts and visitor metadata on any post, including private ones, due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2026-13404?
CVE-2026-13404 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Royal Addons for Elementor, published on 26 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Royal Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.7.1066 does not perform any capability or ownership check (relying only on a publicly-scrapeable nonce) before writing like-count and visitor-tracking post meta keyed on an arbitrary post ID, allowing unauthenticated users to modify that metadata on any post, including private and draft posts.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13404?
How do I fix CVE-2026-13404?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13404 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-2026-13404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5xw-4p3j-4gfh.