CVE-2024-49271Network attack vector

Editor-level remote command execution

Published Oct 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Command injection in Unlimited Elements For Elementor 1.5.121 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. Unlimited Elements and Patchstack have not published the deserialization locus or how untrusted data reaches command execution. Editor access is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands in the WordPress site server context.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Unlimited Elements For Elementor 1.5.121 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. Unlimited Elements and Patchstack have not published the deserialization locus or how untrusted data reaches command execution. Editor access is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands in the WordPress site server context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-49271
Published
Oct 16, 2024
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
Unlimited Elements
Product
Unlimited Elements For Elementor
Classifications
CWE-94, CWE-82, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.5.121
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.5.121 changes=[{"at":"1.5.122","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Unlimited Elements · Unlimited Elements For Elementorversion=0 <=1.5.121; version=0 <=1.5.121 changes=[{"at":"1.5.122","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.1PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-82Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes of IMG Tags in a Web Page
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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