# CVE-2026-14841: King Addons for Elementor < 51.1.76 - Reflected XSS via Posts Grid Widget

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in visitors' browsers via a reflected XSS vulnerability in the Posts Grid Widget of the King 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:** 2 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x8v3-6454-g335

## What is CVE-2026-14841?

CVE-2026-14841 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown King Addons for Elementor, published on 2 Aug 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 King Addons for Elementor  WordPress plugin before 51.1.76 does not escape a user-supplied grid setting before reflecting it into an HTML attribute in an unauthenticated AJAX response, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of a visitor who is tricked into loading a crafted page.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14841?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14841 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14841 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14841 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14841 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown King Addons for Elementor, published on 2 Aug 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-2026-14841 exists.

Affected product: Unknown King 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-2026-14841/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14841/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14841
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14841
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14841

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14841/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.