XSS in Elementor Website Builder
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.013 (67.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Elementor Website_builder
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8426?
- CVE-2020-8426 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8426?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8426 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.