{"id":"CVE-2022-1329","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-1329","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T00:29:52.939Z","title":"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…","description":"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.","published":"2022-04-19T21:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:22:14.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@wordfence.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434","CWE-862"],"affected":["elementor/website builder"],"epss":{"score":0.92658,"percentile":0.99828,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 92.7%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168615/WordPress-Elementor-3.6.2-Shell-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2708766/elementor/trunk/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2022/04/12/5-million-install-wordpress-plugin-elementor-contains-authenticated-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/elementor-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168615/WordPress-Elementor-3.6.2-Shell-Upload.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2708766/elementor/trunk/core/app/modules/onboarding/module.php","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2022/04/12/5-million-install-wordpress-plugin-elementor-contains-authenticated-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/elementor-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1329","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}