CVE-2026-12276

LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor <= 1.6.0 - Unauthenticated Open Registration

2026-06-19 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.6.1
Affected Plugin: LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor
Affected Version: <= 1.6.0
CVSS: 5.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
CVE: CVE-2026-12276

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At a glance

CVE-2026-12276 is a medium-severity Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.6.0. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.6.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2026, reported by Mike Gozdiskowski.

Vulnerability Overview

The LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to open registration in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.0. This is due to the plugin not properly check core options for site registration settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register on sites where it should be disabled.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Reaching this weakness in LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor <= 1.6.0 takes no account at all. Incorrect authorization means a permission check exists but evaluates the wrong thing, so it passes for callers it was meant to stop.

The action runs for users the code intended to exclude, with the same effect as having no check at all. For LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor the fix is 1.6.1: builds <= 1.6.0 are affected, anything from 1.6.1 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.6.1, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

This one needs no account at all, which puts it outside what login hardening can reach; WordSec's login security narrows the account-level paths around it, and the firewall is what inspects the request itself. None of that substitutes for the fix: LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor 1.6.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12276 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9697fa6d-9356-4d9d-b8cd-ba933674b213 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12276

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CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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