Dynific Addons for Elementor: Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Post Author widget
Summary
The Dynific Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not escape a user-controlled profile value (the display name) in a quoted attribute of its Post Author Elementor widget. An authenticated user with the Author role can store a script that runs in the browser of anyone who views a post by that author, including administrators. A successful attack could hijack an administrator session and lead to control of the site.
Affected
- Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor), all versions before 1.3.1
- VulDB states the range as up to 1.3.0
Fixed in
- Version 1.3.1 (per CVE record and third-party trackers; no vendor advisory found)
Workaround
- No vendor workaround known.
- If patching is delayed, remove Author rights from users who do not need them and review existing Author accounts.
- Review posts by Authors, especially those with unusual author names or markup in profile fields.
- Administrators should avoid viewing posts from untrusted authors while logged in to the admin area.
Exploitation
- Not known to be exploited in the wild.
- Not listed in CISA KEV.
- Public proof of concept: unknown.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
Our recommendation
- Inventory all WordPress sites running this plugin.
- Update to version 1.3.1 or later and confirm the installed version afterwards.
- Review Author accounts and remove unneeded ones.
- Check whether the sibling CVEs CVE-2026-117522, CVE-2026-117523 and CVE-2026-117524 also apply to the same sites.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- WPScan vulnerability record wpscan.com
- CVE Program record CVE-2026-117521 www.cve.org
- VulDB CVE-2026-117521 vuldb.com
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-117521 app.opencve.io
- OffSeq Radar CVE-2026-117521 radar.offseq.com
- VulDB CVE-2026-117523 (sibling) vuldb.com
- VulDB CVE-2026-117522 (sibling) vuldb.com
- VulDB CVE-2026-117524 (sibling) vuldb.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 13:34.
Original description (NVD)
The Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not escape a user-controlled profile value before outputting it in a quoted attribute in one of its Elementor widgets, allowing authenticated users with the Author role to store a payload that executes in the session of anyone, including an administrator, who views a post the attacker authored, resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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