# CVE-2026-13330: Animation Addons for Elementor < 2.7.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG Upload

> Authors can upload malicious SVG files to execute JavaScript in other users' browsers via stored XSS in the Animation Addons for Elementor plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-74h9-jqh5-9rwq

## What is CVE-2026-13330?

CVE-2026-13330 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Animation Addons for Elementor, published on 30 Jul 2026. 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

The Animation Addons for Elementor  WordPress plugin before 2.7.0 does not sanitise uploaded SVG/SVGZ files, which it adds to the list of allowed upload types, allowing users with the upload_files capability (Author and above) to upload files containing malicious JavaScript, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13330?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-13330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-13330 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-13330 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-13330 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-13330 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Animation Addons for Elementor, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-13330 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Animation Addons for Elementor. 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-2026-13330/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13330/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13330
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13330
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-13330

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13330/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.