CVE-2026-9243
Stored XSS in Plus Addons for Elementor WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-05-29
Last updated on: 2026-05-29
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| plus_addons | carousel_anything | to 6.4.15 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access or above to inject malicious scripts into web pages. These scripts can execute in the browsers of users who visit the affected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions.
Because the vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue, the injected scripts persist on the site and affect all users who view the compromised content, increasing the risk and impact.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability known as Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in its Carousel Anything widget. This vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 6.4.15 and is caused by insufficient output escaping in the render() function. Specifically, the 'carousel_direction' parameter is placed into an unquoted HTML attribute (dir=), which allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts despite the use of esc_attr().
Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute whenever any user accesses the injected page.