---
id: "CVE-2026-97352"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-97352"]
title: "News Kit Addons for Elementor: subscribers can install and activate plugins"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: 0.0018
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["elementor", "package", "wordpress", "wordpress-plugin"]
not_affected_if: ["no-subscriber-accounts", "plugin-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-24T06:16:37+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97352", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-97352", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00"}]
---

# News Kit Addons for Elementor: subscribers can install and activate plugins

The News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 has an AJAX action with no capability check. A logged-in subscriber can use it to install and activate a plugin from the WordPress.org repository.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of News Kit Addons For Elementor in the WordPress admin plugins page; versions below `1.4.9` are exposed.
- Review user accounts with subscriber access on the site, since any of them can trigger the flaw.

## Fix

- Update News Kit Addons For Elementor to `1.4.9` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-24T06:47:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97352
- 2026-10-25T12:38:49+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-97352

## From the sources

The News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access and above to install and activate a specific News Kit Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.4.9 from the WordPress.org repository.

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