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TI-2026-03339 Aliases CVE-2026-3853GHSA-qpr5-j4j4-r5pg

Cross-site scripting in Elegant Themes Divi

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

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 Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `image_src` attribute of the `et_pb_video_slider_item` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.27.6. This is due to the `image_src` field not being included in the `$url_options` whitelist (which only contains `url`, `button_link`, `button_url`), so it never receives `esc_url_raw()` at save time. On the server side, the value is rendered into a `data-image` HTML attribute using `esc_attr()`, which encodes double quotes as `"`. However, the client-side JavaScript carousel code in `custom.unified.js` reads this attribute using jQuery's `.data('image')`, which returns the browser-decoded value (with `"` decoded back to `"`). The decoded value is then concatenated directly into an HTML string and injected into the DOM via `jQuery.after()` without re-escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user hovers over the carousel thumbnail.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00261 17th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Elegant ThemesDiviup to 4.27.6—No fix listedCNA
  • Divi VendorElegant Themes Affected up to 4.27.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elegantthemes:divi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Elegant Themes
  • cpe:2.3:a:elegantthemes:divi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Elegant Themes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3853
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpr5-j4j4-r5pg

References

  • TI-2020-18386 An issue was discovered in the Divi Builder plugin, Divi theme, and Divi Extra theme… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2016-09042 The Elegant Themes Monarch plugin before 1.2.7 for WordPress has privilege escalation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-09041 The Elegant Themes Bloom plugin before 1.1.1 for WordPress has privilege escalation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-09040 The Elegant Themes Extra theme before 1.2.4 for WordPress has privilege escalation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01413 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Elegant Themes Divi theme for WordPress allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2026-61930 Missing authorization in Elegant Themes Divi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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