CVE-2026-5243 Cross-site scripting in The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Navigation Menu Lite widget, leading to stored XSS execution on victim 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-2026-5243?
CVE-2026-5243 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce, published on 14 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via the `menu_hover_click` parameter of the Navigation Menu Lite widget in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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-2026-5243?
How do I fix CVE-2026-5243?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5243 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-2026-5243 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c5xw-v9qw-w8c3.