Description
The Unlimited Elements for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.21 does not sanitise file paths inside uploaded archives before extracting them, allowing authenticated users with access to its asset-management feature (Administrators by default, or Editors when a non-default Unlimited Elements for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.21 setting is enabled) to write arbitrary files, including executable PHP, outside the intended upload directory on servers where the PHP zip extension is unavailable, leading to Remote Code Execution.
Published: 2026-10-03
Score: 6.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-73

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-73

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Unlimited Elements for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.21 does not sanitise file paths inside uploaded archives before extracting them, allowing authenticated users with access to its asset-management feature (Administrators by default, or Editors when a non-default Unlimited Elements for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.21 setting is enabled) to write arbitrary files, including executable PHP, outside the intended upload directory on servers where the PHP zip extension is unavailable, leading to Remote Code Execution.
Title Unlimited Elements For Elementor < 2.0.21 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-03T15:12:22.336Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T19:18:43.920Z

Link: CVE-2026-85015

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-03T15:05:40.425Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-03T06:16:43.247

Modified: 2026-10-03T16:16:39.110

Link: CVE-2026-85015

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-03T19:30:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')