# CVE-2026-110808: Essential Addons for Elementor privilege escalation in user registration

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-110808-the-essential-addons-for-elementor-wordpress-plugin-before-6-8-8  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-31. Updated: 2026-10-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-110808 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-31

Essential Addons for Elementor is a WordPress plugin that provides registration forms for user accounts. The plugin incorrectly validates user roles during account creation, allowing an authenticated author to assign editor-level or higher privileges to new accounts. This enables privilege escalation where attackers with lower-level access can grant themselves or others administrative capabilities.

Vendors: [Elementor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/elementor).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-110808 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-110808 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-110808?** Informational severity, published 31 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor 6.6.0 through 6.8.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-110808?** Yes: fixed in 6.8.8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-110808 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-110808?** Check whether you run Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 6.8.8

## Technical details

An incomplete fix for CVE-2026-5193 in versions 6.6.0–6.8.7 allows authenticated users with Author-level access to circumvent role-validation controls via the register_user_role parameter in registration forms. An attacker can craft requests to assign elevated roles (Editor or higher) to accounts they create, either for themselves or for accounts registered by other users. The vulnerability affects both direct registration and public registration forms.

## Affected products

- Elementor Essential Addons for Elementor 6.6.0 through 6.8.7

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29: disclosed
- 2026-10-31: advisory
- 2026-11-12: other: Proof of concept publication scheduled

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aea51ee6-e1cd-4110-8d07-76cf8f87b2e4/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aea51ee6-e1cd-4110-8d07-76cf8f87b2e4/)

## Related threats

- [Essential Addons for Elementor privilege escalation via register_user()](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-118205-the-essential-addons-for-elementor-popular-elementor-templates)