Is CVE-2026-97353 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-97353 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-97353?

Informational severity, published 24 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Automatic News Kit Addons For Elementor through 1.4.7.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-97353?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-97353 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-97353?

Check whether you run Automatic News Kit 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.

CVE-2026-97353: News Kit Addons For Elementor arbitrary post meta update

CVE-2026-97353 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-24

The News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin contains an access control flaw that allows users with subscriber-level privileges to modify post metadata on any post, including those owned by administrators or other users. An attacker could exploit this to overwrite critical post information, tamper with published content, or corrupt data created by higher-privileged users.

Vendors: Automatic.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-97353 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-97353 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-97353?: Informational severity, published 24 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Automatic News Kit Addons For Elementor through 1.4.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-97353?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-97353 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-97353?: Check whether you run Automatic News Kit 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.

Technical details

The plugin's nekit_update_mega_menu_form authenticated AJAX action fails to verify user capabilities or post ownership before allowing post metadata updates. Subscribers and higher-ranked users can write arbitrary metadata with attacker-chosen keys to any post. This enables privilege escalation through content tampering and corruption of protected core post metadata.

Affected products

Automatic News Kit Addons For Elementor through 1.4.7

Timeline

2026-10-21: disclosed
2026-10-24: advisory

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4114e6a4-d8ed-4456-a15f-4d47034ae75f/

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