Vulnerability · Published Oct 3, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-85015Unlimited Elements For Elementor < 2.0.21 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Unlimited Elements for Elementor from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Unlimited Elements for Elementor | 0 – before 2.0.21 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aefcaecf-024d-4ec7-9b67-69d21addea7b/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description