---
id: CVE-2026-85017
title: >-
  The Unlimited Elements For Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.20 does not
  perform a capability check on an AJAX action and deserializes
  attacker-controlled stored data through it, which makes it possible for
  authenticated attackers wi…
summary: >-
  The Unlimited Elements For Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.20 does not
  perform a capability check on an AJAX action and deserializes
  attacker-controlled stored data through it, which makes it possible for
  authenticated attackers wi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-502
product: Unlimited Elements For Elementor
affected:
  - unlimited_elements_for_elementor < 2.0.20
published: '2026-09-20'
updated: '2026-09-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-21T13:34:57.127'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85017'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/459a7479-ebd8-4e46-a709-cb86d0386f9b/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00236
epssPercentile: 0.14892
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-20T13:49:30.638313Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-20T07:16:12.221Z'
---

## Overview

The Unlimited Elements For Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.0.20 does not perform a capability check on an AJAX action and deserializes attacker-controlled stored data through it, which makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access to inject arbitrary PHP objects. A partial fix in the 2.0.18 to 2.0.19 releases raised the privilege required to reach the vulnerable action to editor-level, and the issue was fully resolved in 2.0.20.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.