
CSRF Flaw in Elementor Allows Admin Account Creation on Over 2 Million WordPress Sites
A critical CSRF vulnerability has been identified in the Elementor page builder plugin for WordPress, affecting versions 4.3.0 and 4.3.1. The issue enables attackers to create administrator accounts on target sites by exploiting improper handling of CSRF protections in the Editor Events module. With a CVSS score of 8.8, the flaw impacts more than 2 million installations out of over 10 million total WordPress sites using the plugin. No CVE identifier had been assigned at the time of disclosure on September 26. The vulnerability was fixed in version 4.3.2, and users are urged to update immediately. The discovery is credited to researcher Saggre following responsible disclosure, with no public records of active exploitation noted at the time of analysis.
BoletimSecSep 28, 2026Translated from Portuguese