VDB-349109 · CVE-2026-27983 · GCVE-0-2026-27983

DesignThemes LMS Elementor Pro Plugin up to 1.0.4 on WordPress privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DesignThemes LMS Elementor Pro Plugin up to 1.0.4 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-27983. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DesignThemes LMS Elementor Pro Plugin up to 1.0.4 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in designthemes LMS Elementor Pro lms-elementor-pro allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LMS Elementor Pro: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

The weakness was shared by Luc. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-27983 since 02/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/07/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

DesignThemes

Name

LMS Elementor Pro Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

02/25/2026 CVE reserved
03/05/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
03/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/07/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Luc
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-27983 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-27983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349109

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2026 08:26
Updated: 03/07/2026 00:20
Changes: 03/05/2026 08:26 (54), 03/07/2026 00:20 (11)
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