Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-117521 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-117521 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-117521?
- Informational severity, published 11 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Dynific Addons for Elementor before 1.3.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-117521?
- Yes: fixed in 1.3.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-117521 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-117521?
- Check whether you run Dynific Addons for Elementor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 1.3.1
Technical details
The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the Post Author widget where user-controlled profile values are output directly into quoted HTML attributes without proper escaping. An authenticated user with Author role can craft a malicious display name and store it in their profile; the payload executes in the browser of any user viewing a post authored by the attacker, including administrators. A fix is available in version 1.3.1.
Affected products
- Dynific Addons for Elementor before 1.3.1
Timeline
- 2026-11-09: disclosed
- 2026-11-11: advisory