5.4

CVE-2026-5727: elemntor hello plus Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 10-10-2026Last modified 11-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-5727 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Missing Authorization vulnerability in elemntor hello plus. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.7% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.7.8.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Hello Plus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to publish their own Hello+ header/footer templates and draft currently active templates owned by higher-privileged users.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

10-10-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Elemntor1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • hello-plus≤ 1.7.7 (fixed in 1.7.8)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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