WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Easy Elements for Elementor < 1.4.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via easyel_handle_register
Description
The plugin is vulnerable to privilege escalation via user registration due to the 'easyel_handle_register' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
PRIVESC
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Ankit Patel
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-05-19 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-05-19 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-05-20 (about 1 hour ago)