Content injection in Qi Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
The Qi Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.11.2 does not properly sanitise a widget's heading text after decoding HTML entities. A user with the Contributor role or higher can embed live HTML forms, including password fields that submit to an external host, into posts where WordPress would otherwise strip them. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Qi Addons For Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.11.2 does not properly sanitise a widget's heading text after decoding HTML entities in it, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to embed live HTML forms, including password fields that submit to an external host, into posts where WordPress would otherwise strip them.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Qi Addons For Elementor | before 1.11.2 | 1.11.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Qi Addons For Elementor VendorUnknown Affected before 1.11.2 Fixed in 1.11.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Qi Addons For Elementor to version 1.11.2, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Qi Addons For Elementor (Unknown) Fixed in 1.11.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115183
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-q3pm-872x-6qfr
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-115183 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115183 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3pm-872x-6qfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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