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CVE-2026-5243: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-5243cvecve-2026-5243cwe-79
Published: Thu May 14 2026 (05/14/2026, 05:30:27 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: posimyththemes
Product: The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce

Description

CVE-2026-5243 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in The Plus Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 6. 4. 11. The issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'menu_hover_click' parameter in the Navigation Menu Lite widget. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 4, indicating medium severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

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AILast updated: 05/14/2026, 06:21:42 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress contains a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input in the 'menu_hover_click' parameter of the Navigation Menu Lite widget. This allows authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges to inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the injected pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 6.4.11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality and integrity with scope changed. No vendor patch or official remediation is currently documented.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated contributor or higher to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages, which execute when other users access those pages. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impact, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed in the context of affected users. There is no impact on availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the Navigation Menu Lite widget if feasible. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply patches promptly once available.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-03-31T14:35:42.185Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a056662cbff5d8610941c33

Added to database: 5/14/2026, 6:06:26 AM

Last enriched: 5/14/2026, 6:21:42 AM

Last updated: 5/14/2026, 7:10:31 AM

Views: 4

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