XSS in Elementor Page Builder

CVE-2020-20406

A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the Custom Link Attributes control Affect function in Elementor Page Builder 2.9.2 and earlier versions. It is caused by inadequate filtering on the link custom attributes.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-20406: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-20406?
CVE-2020-20406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elementor Page Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-20406?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-20406 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.