CVE-2024-8236: The Elementor Website Builder – More than Just a Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter of the Icon widget in all versions up to, and in

medium Affects elementor (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-11-26; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Elementor Website Builder – More than Just a Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter of the Icon widget in all versions up to, and in

Package: elementor (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=3.25.7
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (31.1th percentile)
Published: 2024-11-26
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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