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LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor<= 1.5.6.3
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Backdoor to Administrative User Creation via lakit_bkrole parameter vulnerability
9.8
Jan 21, 2026
Academy LMS<= 3.5.0
Privilege Escalation vulnerability
9.8
Jan 21, 2026
Booking Activities<= 1.16.44
Privilege Escalation vulnerability
8.1
Jan 20, 2026
Modular DS2.5.2
Privilege Escalation vulnerability
10
Jan 16, 2026
Modular DS<= 2.5.1
Privilege Escalation vulnerability
10
Jan 14, 2026

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Vulnerabilities disclosed via Patchstack

4,178By Patchstack Alliance
3,788By other sources

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  • #1Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
    47.69%
  • #2Other vulnerabilities
    14.52%
  • #3Broken Access Control
    14.17%
  • #4Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    11.36%
  • #5SQL Injection
    5.08%
  • #6Sensitive Data Exposure
    4.29%
  • #7Arbitrary File Upload
    2.87%
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Fixed status of published vulnerabilities

Not fixed
#1,94424%
Fixed
#6,02276%

Breakdown by software type

Plugin
#7,63396%
Theme
#3274%
Core
#60%

Breakdown by patch priority

High (Resolve immediately)
#92412%
Medium (Resolve in 14 days)
#1,49319%
Low (Resolve in 30 days)
#5,54970%

Breakdown by CVSS severity

Critical (9.0-10.0)
#6008%
High (7.0-8.9)
#2,17327%
Medium (4.0-6.9)
#5,15565%
Low (0.1-3.9)
#380%

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