CVE-2026-4659 json
Unlimited Elements For Elementor <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Repeater JSON/CSV URL with Path Traversal
published 2026-04-17 6 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-23380
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Unlimited Elements for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via the Repeater JSON/CSV URL parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. This is due to insufficient path traversal sanitization in the URLtoRelative() and urlToPath() functions, combined with the ability to enable debug output in widget settings. The URLtoRelative() function only performs a simple string replacement to remove the site's base URL without sanitizing path traversal sequences (../), and the cleanPath() function only normalizes directory separators without removing traversal components. This allows an attacker to provide a URL like http://site.com/../../../../etc/passwd which, after URLtoRelative() strips the domain, results in /../../../../etc/passwd being concatenated with the base path and ultimately resolved to /etc/passwd. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Author-level access and above to read arbitrary local files from the WordPress host, including sensitive files such as wp-config.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- unitecms Unlimited Elements For Elementor
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9e7e3763-4606-4fc4-aa0f-b67e6087bdc2?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitecreator_operations.class.php#L710
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/inc_php/unitecreator_operations.class.php#L710
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitecreator_helper.class.php#L667
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/inc_php/unitecreator_helper.class.php#L667
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/inc_php/unitecreator_helper.class.php#L643
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/inc_php/unitecreator_helper.class.php#L643
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/provider/provider_helper.class.php#L607
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/provider/provider_helper.class.php#L607
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/trunk/provider/provider_helper.class.php#L597
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/unlimited-elements-for-elementor/tags/2.0.6/provider/provider_helper.class.php#L597
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3504458%40unlimited-elements-for-elementor&new=3504458%40unlimi
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-4659
- NVD CVE-2026-4659
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.