CVE-2026-5486 Unlimited Elements For Elementor <= 2.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'filter_search' Parameter
Authenticated attackers with Contributor access can inject SQL commands to extract sensitive database information via the filter_search parameter.
- 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-2026-5486?
CVE-2026-5486 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in unitecms Unlimited Elements For Elementor, published on 14 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Unlimited Elements for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'data[filter_search]' parameter in the get_cat_addons AJAX action in versions up to and including 2.0.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and the use of deprecated escaping functions combined with direct string concatenation in SQL query construction. The vulnerability is exacerbated because the normalizeAjaxInputData() function calls stripslashes() on all user input, removing the protection provided by WordPress's wp_magic_quotes() function. Subsequently, the filter_search parameter is escaped using the deprecated wpdb->_escape() function and then directly concatenated into a LIKE clause without using prepared statements. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above (who can obtain a valid nonce through the Elementor editor), to inject arbitrary SQL commands and extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5486?
How do I fix CVE-2026-5486?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-5486 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5486 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7q2p-8rmm-c8pg.