CTI · reviewed · 2026-09-27

Elementor WordPress flaw lets attackers create admin accounts

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MITRE ATT&CK

• T1659 Content Injection Initial Access
• T1204 User Execution Execution
• T1136 Create Account Persistence

Indicators

No curated indicators tied to this case.

Detections

No detection content yet — case analysis did not yield signal-specific telemetry. Check back after the next daily CTI pass.

References

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/elementor-wordpress-flaw-lets-attackers-create-admin-accounts/
• https://patchstack.com/articles/cross-site-request-forgery-in-elementor-plugin-affecting-2-million-sites/
• https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/elementor-csrf-flaw-lets-attackers-take.html
• https://elementor.com/pro/changelog/