---
id: "CVE-2026-115949"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115949"]
title: "WordPress Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor: missing authorization check"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["elementor", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T10:16:52+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T10:30:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115949", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor: missing authorization check

The Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor WordPress plugin has a missing authorization check, so access control is not enforced on some functionality. The sources do not say exactly what an attacker can read or change once that check is bypassed.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Look for the plugin `better-post-filter-widgets-for-elementor` in the WordPress admin plugin list and note its version.
- unknown

## Fix

- Update the plugin to a version newer than `1.9.1`, if the vendor has released one.
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T10:29:17+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115949

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Smart Widgets Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor better-post-filter-widgets-for-elementor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor: from n/a through 1.9.1.

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