What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugins for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘eael_ext_toc_title_tag’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.9.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions 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
Essential Addons for Elementor versions up to 5.9.20 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 stealing session tokens, modifying page content, or redirecting users. The vulnerability affects the site's scope, meaning the injected code can impact other users and site functionality.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and affect site functionality.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors and admins may see altered content, have sessions hijacked, or be redirected to malicious sites.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role) on the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 14, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
