What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Elementor Website Builder Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Media Carousel widget in all versions up to, and including, 3.20.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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
Elementor Website Builder Pro versions up to 3.20.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts into the site that execute in the browsers of other users, including administrators. The vulnerability does not require user interaction to trigger. Attackers can steal session tokens, modify page content, or perform actions on behalf of other users.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal their session data or modify site content.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Administrators and other users visiting affected pages may have their sessions hijacked or see malicious content injected into the site.
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
March 27, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
