The Elementor plugin before 2.8.5 for WordPress suffers from a reflected XSS…
Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Elementor plugin before 2.8.5 for WordPress suffers from a reflected XSS vulnerability on the elementor-system-info page. These can be exploited by targeting an authenticated user.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01288 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfg2-p674-2hcg
References
More Elementor Website Builder vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01211 Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00313 Elementor Website Builder < 3.12.2 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-25675 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.16.4 - Auth. Arbitrary Attachment Read vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-26607 WordPress Elementor plugin 3.3.0-3.18.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-25676 WordPress Elementor Website Builder Plugin <= 3.16.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-07171 Elementor < 3.4.8 - DOM Cross-Site-Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-8426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xfg2-p674-2hcg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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