CVE-2026-0920

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

LA-Studio Element Kit - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2026-0920 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including John-doe-code-a11, O99099O, Galaxy-sc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2026-0920, targeting a backdoor in LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor. The exploit automates the creation of an administrator account via a crafted AJAX request with a hidden parameter.

Description

The LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Administrative User Creation in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6.3. This is due to the 'ajax_register_handle' function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'lakit_bkrole' parameter during registration and gain administrator access to the site.

Exploits (4)

nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars
by John-doe-code-a11 · remote
https://github.com/John-doe-code-a11/CVE-2026-0920

The repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2026-0920, targeting a backdoor in LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor. The exploit automates the creation of an administrator account via a crafted AJAX request with a hidden parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor (versions ≤ 1.5.6.3)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Valid WordPress AJAX nonce · Target URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by O99099O · remote
https://github.com/O99099O/By-Poloss..-..CVE-2026-0920

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2026-0920, targeting LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor versions up to 1.5.6.3. The exploit automates the creation of unauthorized administrator accounts via an unauthenticated vulnerability in the plugin's AJAX registration functionality.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor <= 1.5.6.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running WordPress with LA-Studio Element Kit plugin <= 1.5.6.3 · Plugin must be accessible via AJAX endpoints
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by Galaxy-sc · remote
https://github.com/Galaxy-sc/CVE-2026-0920-WordPress-LA-Studio-Exploit

This repository contains a functional Go-based exploit for CVE-2026-0920, targeting a backdoor in the LA-Studio Element Kit WordPress plugin. The exploit automates the creation of an unauthenticated admin account by injecting a malicious JSON payload into the 'lakit_ajax' endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Plugin LA-Studio Element Kit <= 1.5.6.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with vulnerable plugin installed · Valid nonces (auto-scraped or manually provided)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by Nxploited · poc
https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2026-0920-

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2026-0920, targeting a vulnerability in LaStudioKit (likely a WordPress plugin). The exploit automates the extraction of an 'ajaxNonce' value and performs an unauthorized admin registration by crafting a malicious request to '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LaStudioKit (WordPress plugin)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running vulnerable LaStudioKit plugin · Access to the WordPress admin-ajax.php endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2026-01-21
CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
choijun/LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor < 1.5.6.3
Published Jan 22, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026