Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-28164 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-28164 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28164?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 20 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- HashThemes Easy Elementor Addons through 2.3.7.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-28164?
- A patch was published on 2026-08-20: Fix available in version 2.3.8 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-28164 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-28164?
- Check whether you run HashThemes Easy Elementor Addons 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.
Technical details
This is a classic cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the Easy Elementor Addons WordPress plugin through version 2.3.7. The vulnerability occurs because the plugin fails to implement proper nonce verification (CSRF tokens) on state-changing operations, allowing unauthenticated attackers to craft malicious requests that execute with the privileges of a logged-in administrator. Exploitation requires user interaction—specifically a logged-in admin must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page—but no authentication is needed from the attacker. Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary actions being performed on behalf of the victim user, such as modifying plugin settings, creating posts, or altering site configuration. The fix is available in version 2.3.8 and later.
Affected products
- HashThemes Easy Elementor Addons through 2.3.7
Timeline
- 2026-07-19: disclosed: Reported to Patchstack
- 2026-08-20: advisory: Published by Patchstack
- 2026-08-20: patched: Fix available in version 2.3.8