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Elementor CSRF: one link, one new admin account
A hidden Elementor experiment let a query string switch off WordPress REST CSRF protection, so one clicked link could mint a new admin. Patched in 4.3.2.
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A hidden Elementor experiment let a query string switch off WordPress REST CSRF protection, so one clicked link could mint a new admin. Patched in 4.3.2.