CVE-2022-1329
Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution
- Published
- Apr 19, 2022
- Updated
- Feb 7, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Evidence observed
- Aug 7, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
6- CVE-2022-1329Research
Educational documentation for exploiting CVE-2022-1329 in WordPress/Elementor and using Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847) to escalate privileges on Ubuntu 20.04.
Exploit for CVE-2022-1329, a WordPress Elementor plugin RCE vulnerability, allowing authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP files via crafted ZIP payloads.
- CVE-2022-1329Exploit
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