CVE-2026-22468: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2026-22468 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Absolute Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin by AbsolutePlugins. It allows authenticated attackers with low privileges to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.14. The vulnerability was published on January 22, 2026, and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) (Feedly).

The root cause is a Missing Authorization flaw (CWE-862), where the plugin fails to properly verify that a requesting user has the appropriate permissions before executing certain actions. This falls under the broader category of Broken Access Control (CAPEC-665), where security level checks are either absent or improperly configured. An authenticated attacker with low-level privileges (e.g., a subscriber role) can send crafted network requests to trigger restricted functionality without proper authorization checks. No complex preconditions are required beyond having a valid low-privilege account on the target WordPress site (Feedly).

Successful exploitation results in a low integrity impact, allowing an attacker to perform unauthorized actions within the WordPress site that should be restricted to higher-privileged users. Confidentiality and availability are not directly impacted according to the CVSS scoring. The scope is unchanged, meaning the impact is confined to the vulnerable plugin's context, limiting the risk of lateral movement or broader system compromise (Feedly).

The vulnerability requires low privileges and no user interaction, making it relatively straightforward to exploit over the network. The EPSS score is approximately 0.017%, indicating a low probability of active exploitation in the near term. There is no current evidence of in-the-wild exploitation, no known public PoC code, and it has not been added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog (Feedly).

Users should update the Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin to a version beyond 1.0.14 that includes the authorization fix. Until a patched version is available or applied, site administrators should consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality by limiting user roles or temporarily deactivating the plugin. Monitoring WordPress user activity logs for unexpected actions by low-privilege accounts is also advisable (Feedly, Patchstack).