Attack Vectors

CVE-2026-2373 is a Medium severity information exposure issue (CVSS 5.3) affecting the WordPress plugin Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor (royal-elementor-addons) in versions up to and including 1.7.1049.

The risk comes from a missing authorization control in the plugin’s get_main_query_args() logic, which can allow unauthenticated visitors (no login required) to retrieve content from non-public custom post types when those post types are inadvertently included in queries.

In practical terms, an external attacker could probe site endpoints and query behavior to extract content that is intended to remain internal—potentially including items like Contact Form 7 submissions or WooCommerce coupons, depending on what your site uses and how data is stored.

Security Weakness

The underlying weakness is insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included when building query arguments. Because the plugin does not adequately enforce which content should be accessible to unauthenticated users, data that is normally “non-public” can become readable through unintended exposure.

This is a classic missing authorization scenario: the system fails to verify that the requester is allowed to access the content being returned. Even if WordPress is configured to keep certain custom post types private, a plugin-level query that includes them without proper checks can undermine those protections.

Remediation: Update Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor to version 1.7.1050 or newer (patched). Source: Wordfence advisory. CVE record: CVE-2026-2373.

Technical or Business Impacts

Confidential data exposure: If your site stores sensitive operational data in custom post types—such as customer inquiries, form submissions, internal notes, or discount mechanisms like coupons—this vulnerability can result in unintended disclosure to the public internet without authentication.

Revenue and promotion abuse: If WooCommerce coupon details are exposed, attackers may be able to discover and misuse discounts, impacting margins and undermining planned campaigns.

Compliance and privacy risk: Exposed contact form submissions can contain personal data (names, emails, phone numbers, message contents). Unauthorized access can create regulatory exposure depending on your industry and geography, and may trigger breach notification considerations.

Brand and trust damage: Even if the exposure is limited, customer confidence can be affected if your site is perceived to leak private messages or promotional controls. For marketing and leadership teams, the reputational cost can exceed the direct technical impact.

Recommended action for business owners: Prioritize updating the plugin to 1.7.1050+, confirm no other sites in your portfolio are running 1.7.1049 or earlier, and review whether your WordPress setup stores sensitive data in custom post types that could be impacted.

Similar Attacks

Information exposure and missing authorization issues in WordPress plugins are a recurring theme, often leading to leakage of “private” records such as form entries, user data, or restricted content. Real-world examples include:

CVE-2021-24226 (NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster) – an information disclosure issue that could expose sensitive data under certain configurations.

CVE-2021-25036 (WP Google Maps) – an authorization flaw that allowed access to data that should not have been publicly accessible.