Powerpackelements PowerPack Pro for Elementor Plugin up to 2.12.x on WordPress authentication bypass

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Powerpackelements PowerPack Pro for Elementor Plugin up to 2.12.x on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in authentication bypass. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-42629. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Powerpackelements PowerPack Pro for Elementor Plugin up to 2.12.x on WordPress. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in PowerPack Pro for Elementor < v2.13.0 versions.

The weakness was released by Nguyen Ba Khanh. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-42629 since 04/29/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.13.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication bypass
CWE: CWE-288 / CWE-287
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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: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: PowerPack Pro for Elementor Plugin 2.13.0

Timelineinfo

04/29/2026 CVE reserved
06/17/2026 +49 days Advisory disclosed
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Nguyen Ba Khanh
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-42629 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-42629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-371916

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2026 13:48
Changes: 06/17/2026 13:48 (66)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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