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CVE-2026-85006: HappyAddons for Elementor (WordPress plugin) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affects HappyAddons for Elementor (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 3.50.0 when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.50.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade HappyAddons for Elementor (WordPress plugin) to 3.50.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HappyAddons for ElementorAffected
  • <3.50.0
Fixed in
  • 3.50.0

AI-suggested

A fix is available in version 3.50.0 of HappyAddons for Elementor. Users should upgrade to version 3.50.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

The HappyAddons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 3.50.0 does not escape an icon value on one of its button widgets before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject event-handler attributes that execute JavaScript in the browser of anyone who views the page, including higher-privileged users reviewing the content, even though such users do not hold the unfiltered_html capability.

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