CVE-2020-36703 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-36703: Elementor Website Builder <= 2.9.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Vendor Elemntor
Product Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 7, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG image uploads in versions up to, and including 2.9.7 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the upload_files capability to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the page with the stored web scripts.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 7, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated