CVE-2026-15145: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets WordPress plugin contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Fancy Text Widget. This affects all versions up to and including 6.6.11. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15145 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets WordPress plugin. The flaw exists in the Fancy Text Widget due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute in the context of users who access the compromised pages. The vulnerability affects all plugin versions up to and including 6.6.11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the Fancy Text Widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the injected pages, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. The vulnerability does not affect availability but impacts confidentiality and integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the Fancy Text Widget to reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-15145: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets WordPress plugin contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Fancy Text Widget. This affects all versions up to and including 6.6.11. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.4medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15145 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets WordPress plugin. The flaw exists in the Fancy Text Widget due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute in the context of users who access the compromised pages. The vulnerability affects all plugin versions up to and including 6.6.11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the Fancy Text Widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the injected pages, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking. The vulnerability does not affect availability but impacts confidentiality and integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the Fancy Text Widget to reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T17:29:21.751Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5f2d7c2a4a8d5989ced16f
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 08:27:40 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:13:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 82
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