What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Filterable Gallery Widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Essential Addons for Elementor versions up to 5.9.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component itself.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers with low-privilege accounts can compromise admin sessions, steal data, or modify site content seen by other users.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 20, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
