CVE-2026-1982 in Elementor Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 07/30/2026
The Persian Elementor (المنتور فارسی) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Price Manipulation in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1. This is due to the plugin trusting a user-supplied payment amount without server-side validation against the configured ZarinPal widget price. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to submit arbitrary payment amounts to the ZarinPal gateway via the 'amount' parameter.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/30/2026
The Persian Elementor plugin represents a widely used WordPress extension designed to facilitate e-commerce functionality within Persian-language websites leveraging the Elementor page builder framework. This particular vulnerability resides within the payment processing workflow where the plugin fails to implement proper server-side validation mechanisms for transaction amounts. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 2.8.1, indicating a persistent issue that has remained unaddressed across multiple releases, suggesting either inadequate quality assurance processes or delayed security patch deployment by the development team.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from the plugin's trust model where it accepts payment amounts directly from user input without verifying these values against pre-configured pricing parameters established within the ZarinPal payment gateway integration. The 'amount' parameter serves as the primary attack vector, allowing malicious actors to manipulate transaction values by submitting arbitrary numeric inputs through the payment submission endpoint. This represents a classic case of insufficient input validation and sanitization that violates fundamental security principles for financial transactions.
Operationally this vulnerability creates significant risk for merchants utilizing the plugin, as unauthenticated attackers can potentially process payments for reduced amounts or even zero-value transactions. The impact extends beyond simple financial loss to include potential revenue leakage, accounting discrepancies, and compromised transaction integrity within the ZarinPal payment ecosystem. Attackers could exploit this weakness to systematically undercharge customers or manipulate payment records, leading to financial losses that may be difficult to detect through standard auditing procedures.
The vulnerability aligns with CWE-20, which addresses improper input validation issues in software systems, and represents a clear violation of secure coding practices for financial applications. From an adversarial perspective, this weakness maps to ATT&CK technique T1566.001 for credential harvesting through malicious web content and potentially T1496 for data manipulation within payment processing workflows. Organizations should immediately implement mitigation strategies including patching to the latest available version, implementing additional server-side validation layers, and monitoring transaction logs for suspicious activity patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts.
Security practitioners should also consider deploying web application firewalls with custom rules targeting the specific parameter injection patterns associated with this vulnerability, while establishing automated monitoring systems that can detect anomalous payment amount submissions. The incident underscores the critical importance of implementing robust input validation mechanisms, particularly within financial processing components where trust relationships between client and server must be carefully managed to prevent unauthorized transaction manipulation.