What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Prime Slider – Addons For Elementor (Revolution of a slider, Hero Slider, Media Slider, Drag Drop Slider, Video Slider, Product Slider, Ecommerce Slider) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via urls in link fields, images from URLs, and html tags used in widgets in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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
Prime Slider for Elementor versions up to 3.14.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts into the plugin's settings or content areas. When other users view the affected content, the injected script executes in their browser, potentially stealing session tokens or performing actions on their behalf.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs when other users view the page, stealing their session or performing actions as them.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Authenticated users can inject persistent malicious scripts affecting all site visitors, risking account compromise and data theft.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account (e.g., contributor or subscriber) on the WordPress site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
April 20, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
