Executive Summary

CVE-2026-42629 is a high-priority Broken Authentication vulnerability in the WordPress PowerPack Pro for Elementor Plugin versions prior to 2.13.0.

This vulnerability allows attackers to perform actions that are normally restricted to higher-privileged users, potentially gaining unauthorized admin access.

Exploitation involves a privileged user interacting with a malicious link, crafted page, or form submission.

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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized administrative access, allowing attackers to perform high-impact actions such as modifying site content, changing configurations, or installing malicious code.

Because of the high CVSS score of 8.8, it is considered highly dangerous and likely to be targeted in mass-exploit campaigns.

If exploited, it can severely compromise the security and integrity of your WordPress site.

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Mitigation Strategies

Immediate action is advised to mitigate this vulnerability.

• Update the PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin to version 2.13.0 or later.
• Apply the mitigation rule issued by Patchstack to block attacks until the update is applied.

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Compliance Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to gain unauthorized admin access by exploiting broken authentication in the PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin. Such unauthorized access can lead to exposure, modification, or deletion of sensitive data.

This type of security breach can impact compliance with common standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require protection of personal and sensitive information against unauthorized access.

Failure to address this vulnerability could result in violations of these regulations due to potential data breaches or unauthorized data manipulation.

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