CVE-2026-48870 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-48870: WordPress King Addons for Elementor plugin <= 51.1.62 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor King Addons

Product King Addons for Elementor

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 15, 2026

Last update June 15, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in King Addons for Elementor <= 51.1.62 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

King Addons for Elementor versions up to 51.1.62 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, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger. Scope is changed, meaning the impact extends 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

Attackers with low-privilege accounts can steal admin session tokens, modify site content, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account and trick a victim into visiting a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 15, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48870 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-48870

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 6.5 / MEDIUM

Affected versions