# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7q2p-8rmm-c8pg

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-5486 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5486 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: unitecms Unlimited Elements For Elementor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5486/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5486
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5486
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5486

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5486/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.