What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'carousel_direction' parameter of the Carousel Anything widget in versions up to, and including, 6.4.15 This is due to insufficient output escaping in the render() function, where the carousel_direction value is placed into an unquoted HTML attribute (dir=) allowing attribute injection despite the use of esc_attr(). 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 Plus Addons for Elementor contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 6.4.15. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component, potentially compromising site security and user data.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers, including administrators.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers can steal admin sessions, modify site content, or harvest visitor data without additional user clicks.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must be logged in with low-level user privileges; no user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 29, 2026
CVE published
May 29, 2026
Record updated
