CVE-2026-23543 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 6.5.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- 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-2026-23543?
CVE-2026-23543 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor, published on 19 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor essential-addons-for-elementor-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Essential Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 6.5.5.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23543?
How do I fix CVE-2026-23543?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-23543 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-2026-23543 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23543 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p49x-q2cv-fcx5.