CVE-2024-5612: The Essential Addons for Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘eael_lightbox_open_btn_icon’ parameter within the Lightbox & Modal widget in all versi

medium Affects essential-addons-for-elementor (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Essential Addons for Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘eael_lightbox_open_btn_icon’ parameter within the Lightbox & Modal widget in all versi

Package
essential-addons-for-elementor (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<5.8.16
Fixed in
5.8.16
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (18.1th percentile)
Published
2024-06-07
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordessential-addons-for-elementor (WordPress plugin) advisories

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