Unprotected Metadata Manipulation in Royal Addons for Elementor Plugin
CVE-2026-13404

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Royal Addons For Elementor
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 August 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-13404?

The Royal Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin prior to version 1.7.1066 lacks proper capability and ownership checks, relying solely on a publicly accessible nonce. This oversight permits unauthorized users to alter like-counts and visitor-tracking metadata for arbitrary posts, which includes private and draft content. As a result, this vulnerability can lead to the manipulation of post metadata without authentication, exposing sensitive data and undermining the integrity of the content management process.

Affected Version(s)

Royal Addons for Elementor 0 < 1.7.1066

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-13404 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c4915a6c-8bf5-46aa-8134-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Shivamani Vastrala
WPScan
.