Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Exclusive Addons for Elementor Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-12231

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Exclusive Addons For Elementor
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-12231?

The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress suffers from a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. This flaw, related to the 'exad_infobox_image' parameter, arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in all versions up to 2.7.9.8. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious scripts into web pages, which will subsequently execute whenever users access those pages, compromising the integrity and security of the site.

Affected Version(s)

Exclusive Addons for Elementor 0 <= 2.7.9.8

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addo...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addo...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
.