XSS in Happyaddons For Elementor

CVE-2026-85006

The HappyAddons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 3.50.0 does not escape an icon value on one of its button widgets before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject event-handler attributes that execute JavaScript in the browser of anyone who views the page, including higher-privileged users reviewing the content, even though such users do not hold the unfiltered_html capability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

  • Happyaddons For Elementor

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85006?
CVE-2026-85006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Happyaddons For Elementor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-85006?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.