Unlimited Elements For Elementor <= 2.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'filter_search' Parameter

Summary

CVECVE-2026-5486
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-14 04:17:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-14 04:17:03 UTC
DescriptionThe Unlimited Elements for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'data[filter_search]' parameter in the get_cat_addons AJAX action in versions up to and including 2.0.7. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and the use of deprecated escaping functions combined with direct string concatenation in SQL query construction. The vulnerability is exacerbated because the normalizeAjaxInputData() function calls stripslashes() on all user input, removing the protection provided by WordPress's wp_magic_quotes() function. Subsequently, the filter_search parameter is escaped using the deprecated wpdb->_escape() function and then directly concatenated into a LIKE clause without using prepared statements. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above (who can obtain a valid nonce through the Elementor editor), to inject arbitrary SQL commands and extract sensitive information from the database.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-89 | CWE-89 CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Unitecms Unlimited Elements For Elementor affected 2.0.7 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitec... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b495914d-d8f2-4592-8461-1ae10... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/provider/provi... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/inc_php/u... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/inc_php/u... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/provider/... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/provider/provi... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitec... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitec... [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Nguyen Truong (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-05-13T14:22:12.000ZDisclosed
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