What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Stratum – Elementor Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Image Hotspot widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Stratum Widgets for Elementor versions up to 1.4.7 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, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability affects the widget's output rendering without proper sanitization.
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
Visitors to pages using affected widgets may have their sessions hijacked or personal data stolen by injected scripts.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site (e.g., contributor or subscriber role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
January 30, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
