What is CVE-2022-1329?

CVE-2022-1329 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-1329?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1329 known to be exploited?

23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Elementor Website Builder

CVE-2022-1329

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized execution of several AJAX actions due to a missing capability check in the ~/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php file that make it possible for attackers to modify site data in addition to uploading malicious files that can be used to obtain remote code execution, in versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.2.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2022-04-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.927 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.927 · newest: 0.927 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Elementor Website Builder
Elemntor Elementor Website Builder — versions 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/elementor-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnera… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2708766/elementor/trunk/core/app/modules/o… (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2022/04/12/5-million-install-wordpress-plugin-ele… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168615/WordPress-Elementor-3.6.2-Shell-Upload.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1329?: CVE-2022-1329 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-1329?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1329 known to be exploited?: 23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.