CVE-2026-65534 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-65534: WordPress Custom links in Elementor Image Carousel plugin <= 1.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Charlie Etienne

Product Custom links in Elementor Image Carousel

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published July 23, 2026

Last update July 23, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Custom links in Elementor Image Carousel <= 1.1.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Custom links feature in Elementor Image Carousel allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts into carousel links. When a site visitor views the carousel, the injected script runs in their browser, potentially stealing session data or performing actions on their behalf. A site administrator must enable and configure the custom links feature for this vulnerability to be exploitable.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run when site visitors view the image carousel.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitor sessions and data at risk if an admin account is compromised or a malicious admin is present.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

High-privilege account (e.g., administrator) and the victim must view the affected carousel.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65534 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-2026-65534

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions