Auth bypass in Royal Addons For Elementor
CVE-2026-13404
The Royal Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.7.1066 does not perform any capability or ownership check (relying only on a publicly-scrapeable nonce) before writing like-count and visitor-tracking post meta keyed on an arbitrary post ID, allowing unauthenticated users to modify that metadata on any post, including private and draft posts.
Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)
EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Unknown Royal Addons For Elementor
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-13404?
- CVE-2026-13404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Royal Addons For Elementor, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-13404?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.