CVE-2026-4655 Cross-site scripting in Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor
Authenticated attackers can inject malicious JavaScript via SVG widgets, leading to code execution when users view affected pages.
- 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-2026-4655?
CVE-2026-4655 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in bdthemes Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor, published on 8 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Element Pack Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the SVG Image Widget in versions up to and including 8.4.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on SVG content fetched from remote URLs in the render_svg() function. The function fetches SVG content using wp_safe_remote_get() and then directly echoes it to the page without any sanitization, only applying a preg_replace() to add attributes to the SVG tag which does not remove malicious event handlers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary JavaScript in SVG files that will execute whenever a user accesses a page containing the malicious widget.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4655?
How do I fix CVE-2026-4655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4655 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-2026-4655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gg4-p3gv-m4fh.