CVE-2026-1397 Cross-site scripting in PQ Addons – Creative Elementor Widgets
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via widget attributes, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1397?
CVE-2026-1397 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in peacefulqode PQ Addons – Creative Elementor Widgets, published on 21 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PQ Addons – Creative Elementor Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via widget attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the html_tag parameter in the PQ Section Title widget. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1397?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1397?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1397 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-1397 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1397 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhv2-5w8w-mqqm.