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Author-level content injection in Essential Addons for Elementor

Priority LOW 16CWE-345Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 does not validate the HTML tag setting of some of its widgets before using it to build markup. A user with the author role or above can inject iframe and form elements into published pages. The flaw is tracked as CWE-345, and an exploit link is listed in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.8.7 does not validate the HTML tag setting of some of its widgets before using it to build markup, which could allow users with the author role and above to inject iframe and form elements into published pages.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00112 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Essential Addons for Elementor (Unknown): 6.8.7

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
UnknownEssential Addons for Elementorbefore 6.8.76.8.7Patch availableCNA
  • Essential Addons for Elementor VendorUnknown Affected before 6.8.7 Fixed in 6.8.7 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Essential Addons for Elementor to version 6.8.7, which is the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Essential Addons for Elementor (Unknown) Fixed in 6.8.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Essential Addons for Elementor 6.8.7

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-79566 Incorrect authorization in Essential Addons for Elementor approvalPriority LOW 18

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110510
  2. 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-282g-jjg9-h9cq
  3. 2026-10-23 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-23 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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