Cross-Site Scripting in King Addons for Elementor Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2026-84896

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Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
King Addons For Elementor
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 September 2026

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-84896?

The King Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin versions prior to 51.1.77 is susceptible to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This issue arises due to inadequate escaping of widget display-style settings before rendering them in HTML attributes. As a result, users with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious JavaScript. This injected code will execute in the browsers of all visitors to the compromised page, including logged-in administrators, potentially leading to unauthorized access and information disclosure.

Affected Version(s)

King Addons for Elementor 0 < 51.1.77

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-84896 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fe9ac024-53dc-48a3-99c8-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Revanth Hari Narayana Matte
WPScan
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