CVE-2026-17565
Animation Addons for Elementor < 2.7.2 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery
The Animation Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.7.2 does not validate a user-supplied value before using it to build the host of a server-side HTTP request, allowing unauthenticated users to make the site issue requests to internal hosts and read the responses back.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, Unknown (CNA), GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory, SOCRadar CTI
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Exploit code
public exploit, none observed
EPSS
0%
ahead of 0% of scored CVEs
CVSS base
Unscored
no source published a base score
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade Animation Addons for Elementor to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Animation Addons for Elementor | 0 to < 2.7.2 | Vulnerable |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Inferred from the weakness class — not observed against this CVE.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
5
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 5 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Initial · CVE published
Aug 19, 2026 · NVD
Added · GHSA-j943-8rcj-jvf4 published (unknown)
Aug 19, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisory
Source activity
Readings a source repeats on a schedule, counted rather than listed.
- 1×CVE modified by NIST, Description, Published, Modified, LinkAug 19, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
References
3 on the record
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/e88e0b71-145c-4edd-9b62-783215b64c67/
Vendor Advisory, NIST
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17565
NVD
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j943-8rcj-jvf4
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-17565 is Animation Addons for Elementor < 2.7.2 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery, a unscored vulnerability affecting Animation Addons for Elementor from Unknown. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-17565. Public exploit evidence is: 5 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS null describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.