TI-2024-01150 Aliases CVE-2024-1236 GHSA-xr6g-q8cc-8f25

Cross-site scripting in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor…

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2024-02-20 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Filterable Controls label icon parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00469 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
wpdevteam	Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets	up to 5.9.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets Vendorwpdevteam Affected up to 5.9.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:::::lite:wordpress::	before 5.9.9	Vulnerable	wpdevteam

cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.9.9 Vulnerable ·wpdevteam

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1236
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr6g-q8cc-8f25

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3034127/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Elements/Filterable_Gallery.php

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43014ecd-72d9-44cc-be24-c0c9790ddc20?source=cve

Other 2

TI-2023-15541 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin 5.4.0-5.7.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-00249 Essential Addons for Elementor < 5.0.5 - Unauthenticated LFI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-02825 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 5.9.13 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection via error_resetpassword CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-22340 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.8.8 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-03303 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 4.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-15543 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Pro Plugin <= 5.4.8 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

See all 54 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences