What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Element Pack - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the widget wrapper link URL in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.0 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
Element Pack Pro for Elementor contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 7.9.0. 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 plugin's core functionality and impacts all users viewing affected pages.
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 your site may have their sessions hijacked or personal data stolen via malicious scripts injected by low-privilege users.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (e.g., contributor or subscriber role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
August 1, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
