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 alignment parameter in the Woo Product Carousel widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, 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 5.9.11 contain an input validation flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read or modify data across the site. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation (CWE-20) and affects the entire application scope. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 5.9.11 immediately.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read or modify site data by sending crafted requests without user interaction.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Unauthorized data disclosure or modification by low-privilege users; scope extends beyond the plugin to other site components.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
April 9, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
