WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
News Kit Addons For Elementor < 1.4.9 - Subscriber+ Plugin Installation and Activation via nekit_install_importer
Description
The plugin does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to install and activate a specific plugin from the WordPress.org repository.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.4.9 References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Usama Arshad
Submitter
Usama Arshad
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-21 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-14 (about 9 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-23 (about 14 hours ago)
