Administrator account creation via unrestricted role parameter
Published Jan 22, 2026 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Privilege escalation in LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor 1.5.6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts. The ajax_register_handle function accepts the attacker-controlled lakit_bkrole registration parameter without restricting the requested WordPress role. No authentication or user interaction is required, and a successful request creates an administrator account with control of the WordPress site.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor 1.5.6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts. The ajax_register_handle function accepts the attacker-controlled lakit_bkrole registration parameter without restricting the requested WordPress role. No authentication or user interaction is required, and a successful request creates an administrator account with control of the WordPress site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-0920
- Published
- Jan 22, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- LA-Studio
- Product
- LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1136
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.5.6.3
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