What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor PRO – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Team Member Carousel widget in all Pro versions up to, and including, 5.8.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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
Essential Addons for Elementor Pro versions up to 5.8.14 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 compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component itself.
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' sessions and data can be compromised; site reputation and user trust at risk.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 29, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
