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CVE-2026-7665

Medium
CWE-639 — Weakness Type
Published: Jun 6, 2026  ·  Modified: Jun 9, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.3
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.6.4 via the ajax_load_more function due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract data from password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin (versions ≤6.6.4) contains an information exposure vulnerability in the ajax_load_more function that allows unauthenticated attackers to access password-protected, private, and draft posts. This vulnerability affects any WordPress site using this popular plugin and could expose sensitive business content, internal communications, and unreleased information. With no patch currently available, immediate mitigation is required for affected Saudi organizations.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 6, 2026 08:13
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi organizations using WordPress with Essential Addons for Elementor, particularly: (1) Government agencies and ministries using WordPress for public portals—exposure of draft policies, internal communications, and sensitive documents; (2) Banking and financial institutions—potential exposure of customer information, financial reports, and internal strategies; (3) Healthcare providers—HIPAA-equivalent data exposure risks under Saudi healthcare regulations; (4) E-commerce and retail sectors—exposure of unreleased product information, pricing strategies, and business plans; (5) Media and publishing organizations—exposure of draft articles and editorial content; (6) Educational institutions—exposure of student records and internal communications. The lack of authentication requirement makes this particularly critical for organizations with public-facing WordPress sites.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government and Public Administration Banking and Financial Services Healthcare and Medical Services Energy and Utilities Telecommunications E-commerce and Retail Media and Publishing Education Real Estate and Construction
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all WordPress installations using Essential Addons for Elementor plugin to identify affected versions (≤6.6.4)
2. Disable the ajax_load_more function immediately if possible through plugin settings or code modification
3. Review access logs for suspicious ajax_load_more requests from external IPs
4. Identify and secure any sensitive posts that may have been exposed (private, draft, password-protected)

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block requests to ajax_load_more endpoint
2. Add authentication requirement at WordPress level for all AJAX requests
3. Restrict plugin functionality to authenticated users only via .htaccess or server configuration
4. Implement rate limiting on AJAX endpoints
5. Use WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) to monitor and block suspicious AJAX activity

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for POST/GET requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=essential_addons_ajax_load_more
2. Alert on ajax_load_more requests from unauthenticated sessions
3. Track access to private/draft post content via AJAX
4. Log all requests containing post_type parameters in AJAX calls

PATCHING STRATEGY:
1. Contact plugin vendor for security update timeline
2. Prepare for immediate upgrade once patch is released
3. Test patch in staging environment before production deployment
4. Consider alternative plugins if vendor does not provide timely security update
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress التي تستخدم مكون Essential Addons for Elementor لتحديد الإصدارات المتأثرة (≤6.6.4)
2. تعطيل دالة ajax_load_more فوراً إن أمكن من خلال إعدادات المكون أو تعديل الكود
3. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للطلبات المريبة من ajax_load_more من عناوين IP خارجية
4. تحديد وتأمين أي منشورات حساسة قد تكون قد تعرضت (خاصة، مسودة، محمية بكلمة مرور)

الضوابط البديلة (حتى توفر التصحيح):
1. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لحجب طلبات نقطة نهاية ajax_load_more
2. إضافة متطلبات المصادقة على مستوى WordPress لجميع طلبات AJAX
3. تقييد وظائف المكون للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط عبر .htaccess أو تكوين الخادم
4. تنفيذ تحديد معدل على نقاط نهاية AJAX
5. استخدام مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) لمراقبة وحجب نشاط AJAX المريب

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات POST/GET إلى wp-admin/admin-ajax.php مع action=essential_addons_ajax_load_more
2. التنبيه على طلبات ajax_load_more من جلسات غير مصرح لها
3. تتبع الوصول إلى محتوى المنشورات الخاصة/المسودة عبر AJAX
4. تسجيل جميع الطلبات التي تحتوي على معاملات post_type في استدعاءات AJAX

استراتيجية التصحيح:
1. الاتصال بمورد المكون للحصول على جدول زمني لتحديث الأمان
2. التحضير للترقية الفورية بمجرد إصدار التصحيح
3. اختبار التصحيح في بيئة التدريج قبل نشره في الإنتاج
4. النظر في مكونات بديلة إذا لم يوفر المورد تحديث أمان في الوقت المناسب
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures ECC 2024 A.6.1.2 - Access Control and Authentication ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - Classification and Handling of Information Assets ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management Procedures ECC 2024 A.13.1.1 - Network Security and Segregation
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF Governance - Information Security Governance SAMA CSF Protect - Access Control and Authentication SAMA CSF Protect - Data Protection and Privacy SAMA CSF Detect - Security Monitoring and Logging SAMA CSF Respond - Incident Response and Management
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for Information Security ISO 27001:2022 A.6.1 - Screening and Onboarding ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Privileged Access Rights ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Information Access Restriction ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Change Management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 1.1 - Firewall Configuration Standards PCI DSS 2.1 - Default Passwords and Security Parameters PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches and Updates PCI DSS 7.1 - Access Control Implementation PCI DSS 10.2 - User Access Logging
🔗 References & Sources 14
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.5...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.5...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.5...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.5...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.6...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.6...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.6...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/tags/6.6...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/in...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/in...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/in...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/in...
security@wordfence.com
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=354153...
security@wordfence.com
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/861ece65-bee7-4124-b1a8-de9fb...
security@wordfence.com
📊 CVSS Score
5.3
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.3
CWECWE-639
EPSS0.06%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-06-06
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
6.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-639
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