What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'status' parameter in the wpr_update_form_action_meta AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1056. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, combined with a publicly leaked nonce that allows unauthenticated access to the AJAX handler. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Royal Addons for Elementor contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts into the site. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.7.1056 and can impact multiple users across the site. Attackers can steal session tokens, deface content, or redirect visitors to malicious sites without requiring user interaction.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers and affects other users on the site.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors may have sessions hijacked, see defaced content, or be redirected to malicious sites.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 5, 2026
CVE published
May 5, 2026
Record updated
