CVE-2020-15020: An issue was discovered in the Elementor plugin through 2.9.13 for WordPress. An authenticated attacker can achieve stored XSS via the Name Your Template field.

medium Affects elementor (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2020-08-31; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

An issue was discovered in the Elementor plugin through 2.9.13 for WordPress. An authenticated attacker can achieve stored XSS via the Name Your Template field.

Package: elementor (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=2.9.13
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.7th percentile)
Published: 2020-08-31
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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