# CVE-2026-8825: Elementor < 4.1.4 - Contributor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure via REST API

> Authenticated contributors can access private post content and metadata from other users via an insecure REST API endpoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v2ph-jf8x-q5mc

## What is CVE-2026-8825?

CVE-2026-8825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Elementor Website Builder, published on 20 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Elementor Website Builder  WordPress plugin before 4.1.4 does not properly check user permissions before returning post data through one of its REST endpoints, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access and above to retrieve the title, body and metadata of private posts, private pages and drafts authored by other users (including administrators).

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8825?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-8825?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-8825 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8825 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8825 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-8825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Elementor Website Builder, published on 20 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8825 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Elementor Website Builder. 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-2026-8825/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8825/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8825
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8825
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8825

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8825/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.