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How to Fix CVE-2026-2385: Cwe-345 insufficient verification of data authenticity in The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-2385?

5.3 (Medium). Vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`.

Q: Where is the official advisory for CVE-2026-2385?

The vendor advisory is at [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9176535c-8e37-4a18-b458-a71c4a84daa4?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9176535c-8e37-4a18-b458-a71c4a84daa4?source=cve). The NVD record is at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2385.

By Sai Kiran Pandrala. Last verified: 2026-05-25.

CVE-2026-2385 is a cwe-345 insufficient verification of data authenticity in posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce. The fix is to apply the vendor patch noted below.

⚡ At a glance


Severity	5.3 (Medium)
Actively exploited?	No public listing in CISA KEV
Affected	The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce 0 to <=6.4.7
Fixed in	See vendor advisory
Type (CWE)	CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

What is CVE-2026-2385?

The The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.7. This is due to the plugin decrypting and trusting attacker-controlled email_data in an unauthenticated AJAX handler without cryptographic authenticity guarantees. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to tamper with form email routing and redirection values to trigger unauthorized email relay and attacker-controlled redirection via the 'email_data' parameter. The CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium). The official advisory is at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9176535c-8e37-4a18-b458-a71c4a84daa4?source=cve.

Am I affected?

Check the version of The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce you are running and compare it against the Affected row above (The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce 0 to <=6.4.7). If your build sits inside the affected range, you must patch.

Run the version check that fits your platform:


# Linux package check
dpkg -s the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null | grep -i ^Version
rpm -q the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null
command -v the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce >/dev/null && the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce --version 2>/dev/null


# Windows (PowerShell)
Get-Package -Name "*The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Name, Version
winget list --name "The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce" 2>$null

How to fix CVE-2026-2385

Upgrade The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce to a patched build: See vendor advisory. The vendor advisory is the source of truth for the exact fixed version.

Ubuntu / Debian


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce
dpkg -s the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce | grep -i ^Version

RHEL / CentOS / Rocky / AlmaLinux


sudo dnf upgrade --refresh the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce -y
# or for older releases:
sudo yum update the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce -y
rpm -q the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce

SUSE / openSUSE


sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce
rpm -q the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce

PHP / Composer


composer update posimyththemes/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null || composer update
composer show | head -20

WordPress


# Update via WP-CLI
wp plugin update --all
wp core update

Complete PowerShell remediation script (Windows)


# Fix script for CVE-2026-2385 affecting The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce
# Run as administrator. Detect -> backup -> upgrade -> verify -> log.

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
$LogPath  = "C:\Logs\CVE-2026-2385-fix-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd-HHmmss).log"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force (Split-Path $LogPath) | Out-Null
Start-Transcript -Path $LogPath -Append

try {
    Write-Host "[1/4] Detect installed version"
    $pkg = Get-Package -Name "*The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce*" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($pkg) { $pkg | Format-Table Name, Version }
    else { Write-Host "Not detected via Get-Package; try winget list" }

    Write-Host "[2/4] Backup configuration"
    $backup = "C:\Backup\the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd)"
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force $backup | Out-Null
    Get-ChildItem "C:\ProgramData\The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
        Copy-Item -Destination $backup -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    Write-Host "[3/4] Apply the upgrade to See vendor advisory"
    winget upgrade --name "The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce" --silent --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements
    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
        # Fallback: pull latest via OS update channel
        Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force -SkipPublisherCheck -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate
        Install-WindowsUpdate -MicrosoftUpdate -AcceptAll -IgnoreReboot
    }

    Write-Host "[4/4] Verify the patched build"
    winget list --name "The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce"
    Write-Host "Patch applied. Reboot if prompted."
    exit 0
} catch {
    Write-Error "Patch failed: $_"
    exit 1
} finally {
    Stop-Transcript
}

Complete Bash remediation script (Linux)


#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Fix script for CVE-2026-2385 affecting The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce
# Detect -> backup -> upgrade -> verify -> log.

set -euo pipefail
LOG="/var/log/cve-2026-2385-fix-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).log"
exec > >(tee -a "$LOG") 2>&1

echo "[1/4] Detect installed version"
if command -v dpkg >/dev/null; then
    dpkg -s the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null | grep -i ^Version || echo "the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce not installed via dpkg"
elif command -v rpm >/dev/null; then
    rpm -q the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce || echo "the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce not installed via rpm"
fi

echo "[2/4] Backup configuration"
BACKUP="/root/backup-cve-2026-2385-$(date +%Y%m%d)"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP"
for d in /etc/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce /etc/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce.d /etc/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce.conf; do
    [ -e "$d" ] && cp -a "$d" "$BACKUP/" || true
done

echo "[3/4] Apply the upgrade (target: See vendor advisory)"
if command -v apt-get >/dev/null; then
    apt-get update
    apt-get install --only-upgrade -y the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce
elif command -v dnf >/dev/null; then
    dnf upgrade --refresh -y the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce
elif command -v yum >/dev/null; then
    yum update -y the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce
elif command -v zypper >/dev/null; then
    zypper --non-interactive update the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce
fi

echo "[4/4] Verify the patched build"
if command -v dpkg >/dev/null; then
    dpkg -s the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null | grep -i ^Version
elif command -v rpm >/dev/null; then
    rpm -q the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce
fi
echo "Done. Restart any service that loaded the old library."

If you can't patch immediately

Apply at least one of the following inline controls until you can deploy the patched build. None replace the upgrade.

Restrict exposure with nftables (Linux)


# Allow only trusted CIDR to reach the affected service ports
sudo nft add table inet filter 2>/dev/null || true
sudo nft 'add chain inet filter input { type filter hook input priority 0 ; }' 2>/dev/null || true
sudo nft 'add rule inet filter input tcp dport {80, 443} ip saddr != 10.0.0.0/8 drop'
sudo nft list ruleset

Block at the host firewall (Windows)


New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Block-CVE-2026-2385" -Direction Inbound -Action Block -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 80,443 -RemoteAddress Any -Enabled True
Get-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Block-CVE-2026-2385"

Disable the affected service (Linux)


sudo systemctl stop the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null || true
sudo systemctl disable the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null || true

If the vendor advisory lists an official workaround, prefer that wording verbatim. If no workaround is published, the only safe remediation is the patch.

How to verify the fix worked

After upgrading, confirm the installed version matches the patched build and that no old library is still loaded by a long-running process.


# Linux
dpkg -s the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null | grep -i ^Version
rpm -q the-plus-addons-for-elementor-addons-for-elementor-page-templates-widgets-mega-menu-woocommerce 2>/dev/null || true
# Pid map check for old library handles
sudo lsof +c0 2>/dev/null | grep -i "DEL.*lib" || true


# Windows
Get-Package -Name "*The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce*" | Select-Object Name, Version
Get-HotFix | Sort-Object InstalledOn -Descending | Select-Object -First 5

Expected: the reported version is at or above See vendor advisory. Restart the affected service (systemctl restart <service> on Linux, or restart the Windows service) so it loads the patched binary.

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Is CVE-2026-2385 actively exploited?

There is no public confirmation of exploitation in the wild listed in CISA KEV at the time of this writing. Patch anyway. Public exploits commonly follow disclosure within weeks.

Do I need to reboot after patching CVE-2026-2385?

For kernel and OS-level updates, yes. For most userland packages a systemctl restart <service> is enough on Linux, and restarting the Windows service or app on Windows. Any process that loaded the old library keeps using it until restarted.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-2385?

5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Where is the official advisory for CVE-2026-2385?

The vendor advisory is at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9176535c-8e37-4a18-b458-a71c4a84daa4?source=cve. The NVD record is at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2385.

References

Official vendor advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9176535c-8e37-4a18-b458-a71c4a84daa4?source=cve
NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2385
CISA KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Additional reference: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3463156/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder

*Written by Sai Kiran Pandrala. Assembled from the official vendor advisory, NVD record, and CISA KEV listing on 2026-05-25. Always confirm against the vendor's advisory before applying changes in production.*