CVE-2026-5486

May 14, 2026, 2:29 p.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

The 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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Unlimited Elements
  • Unlimited Elements For Elementor
  • 2.0.7
Wordpress
  • Wordpress
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a unlimited_elements unlimited_elements_for_elementor 2.0.7 / / / / wordpress / /
a wordpress wordpress / / / / / / / /

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/inc_php/unitecreator_actions.class.php#L132
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/inc_php/unitecreator_addons.class.php#L229
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/provider/provider_functions.class.php#L482
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitecreator_actions.class.php#L132
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitecreator_addons.class.php#L188
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitecreator_addons.class.php#L229
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/provider/provider_db.class.php#L82-L84
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/provider/provider_functions.class.php#L482
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3513863%40unlimited-elements-for-elementor&new=3513863%40unlimited-elements-for-elementor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b495914d-d8f2-4592-8461-1ae1056a0855?source=cve

Tags

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CWE-89
2026-05-14
CVE-2026-5486

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

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

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Timeline

Published: May 14, 2026, 4:17 a.m.
Last Modified: May 14, 2026, 2:29 p.m.

Status : Deferred

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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