CVE-2026-2284 News Element Elementor Blog Magazine <= 1.0.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Data Loss
Authenticated subscribers can truncate core database tables and delete uploads due to missing authorization checks in the News Element Elementor Blog Magazine plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2284?
CVE-2026-2284 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in webangon News Element Elementor Blog Magazine, published on 19 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The News Element Elementor Blog Magazine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.8. This is due to a missing capability check and nonce verification on the 'ne_clean_data' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to truncate 8 core WordPress database tables (posts, comments, terms, term_relationships, term_taxonomy, postmeta, commentmeta, termmeta) and delete the entire WordPress uploads directory, resulting in complete data loss.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2284?
How do I fix CVE-2026-2284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2284 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-2026-2284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f85v-6xgf-cq2m.