CVE-2026-97352: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in News Kit Addons For Elementor
Description
The News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin versions before 1.4.9 contain a missing authorization vulnerability. This flaw allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to install and activate a specific plugin from the WordPress.org repository via an unprotected AJAX action.
Affected software
News Kit Addons For Elementor
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-97352 is a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin prior to version 1.4.9. The plugin fails to perform proper capability checks on one of its AJAX actions, enabling authenticated users with minimal privileges (subscriber-level and above) to install and activate plugins from the WordPress.org repository. This could lead to unauthorized plugin installations and activations within the affected WordPress environment.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to install and activate arbitrary plugins from the WordPress.org repository. This could potentially lead to privilege escalation or unauthorized functionality within the WordPress site, depending on the installed plugins.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the News Kit Addons For Elementor plugin to version 1.4.9 or later where this authorization issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the input data, but the version 1.4.9 is implied as the fixed version.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-24T12:35:59.273Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6adc4e27d73cc49347e47223
Added to database: 10/24/2026, 06:20:23 UTC
Last enriched: 10/24/2026, 06:35:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/24/2026, 06:35:33 UTC
Views: 6
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