CVE-2020-8426: The Elementor plugin before 2.8.5 for WordPress suffers from a reflected XSS vulnerability on the elementor-system-info page. These can be exploited by targeting an authenticated user.

medium Affects elementor (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2020-01-28; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Elementor plugin before 2.8.5 for WordPress suffers from a reflected XSS vulnerability on the elementor-system-info page. These can be exploited by targeting an authenticated user.

Package: elementor (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.8.5
Fixed in: 2.8.5
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (70.1th percentile)
Published: 2020-01-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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