What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Typewriter and Countdown widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.9 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
The Events Addon for Elementor contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.2.9. Site administrators should update to a patched version immediately.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers and steals their session data or credentials.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors and staff accounts can be compromised through malicious scripts injected by low-privilege users.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or contributor) on the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
August 29, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
