Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2020-13126

elementor elementor_page_builder Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Published May 17, 2020 · catalog updated May 17, 2020 · elementor elementor_page_builder Unrestricted Upload

Patch now

CVE-2020-13126 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm elementor elementor_page_builder Unrestricted Upload against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (elementor elementor_page_builder Unrestricted Upload).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
8.57%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor elementor elementor_page_builder

An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13125. An attacker with the Subscriber role can upload arbitrary executable files to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: the free Elementor plugin is unaffected.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor elementor elementor_page_builderversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-13126

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-13126 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm elementor elementor_page_builder Unrestricted Upload against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 8.57%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 17, 2020 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13125. An attacker with the Subscriber role can upload arbitrary executable files to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: the free Elementor plugin is unaffected.

  2. May 17, 2020 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-13126

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-13126

    30-day exploitation probability 8.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-13126

    An issue was discovered in the Elementor Pro plugin before 2.9.4 for WordPress, as exploited in the wild in May 2020 in conjunction with CVE-2020-13125. An attacker with the Subscriber role can upload arbitrary executable files to achieve remote code execution. NOTE: the free Ele

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.