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.
History

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions unlimited Elements For Elementor
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions unlimited Elements For Elementor

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Weaknesses CWE-73

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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'}


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Weaknesses CWE-22
CWE-73

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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
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-10-03T06:00:25.673Z

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 : Deferred

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

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:18:12.170

Link: CVE-2026-85015

cve-icon Redhat

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