CVE-2026-14229: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in ECS
The ECS WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not check the post status or any capability when rendering an Elementor document requested through one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the rendered content of unpublished (private, draft, pending) documents by supplying their identifier.
CVE-2026-14229: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in ECS
Description
The ECS WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not check the post status or any capability when rendering an Elementor document requested through one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the rendered content of unpublished (private, draft, pending) documents by supplying their identifier.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-30T12:41:00.895Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a800363bf8831d5399dcc8a
Added to database: 08/15/2026, 06:12:51 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 06:12:51 UTC
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