# CVE-2023-41236: WordPress Happy Elementor Addons Pro Plugin <= 2.8.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the Happy Elementor Addons Pro plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73f7-qjrv-8jp6

## What is CVE-2023-41236?

CVE-2023-41236 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Happy Elementor Addons Pro, published on 27 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Happy addons Happy Elementor Addons Pro plugin <= 2.8.0 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41236?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wedevs Happy Addons for Elementor.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-41236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-41236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Happy Elementor Addons Pro

- [CVE-2024-12852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12852/): Happy Addons for Elementor <= 3.15.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-5790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5790/): Cross-site scripting in Happy Addons for Elementor (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-6632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6632/): Happy Addons for Elementor <= 3.9.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24292/): Happy Addons for Elementor Free < 2.24.0 and Pro < 1.17.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-51676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51676/): WordPress Happy Addons for Elementor Plugin <= 3.9.1.1 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41236 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-41236 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Happy Elementor Addons Pro, published on 27 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Happy Elementor Addons Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41236/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41236/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41236
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41236
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41236

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41236/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.