# CVE-2026-12231: Exclusive Addons for Elementor stored XSS in infobox image parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-12231-exclusive-addons-for-elementor-stored-xss-in-infobox-image  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-02. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-12231 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-08-02

Exclusive Addons for Elementor is a popular WordPress plugin that extends the Elementor page builder with additional content widgets. The plugin fails to properly validate and sanitize user input in the infobox image parameter, allowing authenticated users with Contributor privileges or higher to inject malicious scripts into pages. When other users visit affected pages, the injected scripts execute in their browsers, potentially compromising their accounts or stealing sensitive data.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-12231 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12231 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-12231?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 2 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WPSmart Exclusive Addons for Elementor up to and including 2.7.9.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12231?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-12231 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-12231?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. 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.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw in the 'exad_infobox_image' parameter of the Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin. The root cause is insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the infobox element handler. An authenticated attacker with Contributor-level access or above can inject arbitrary JavaScript code via the vulnerable parameter; when the page is rendered, the malicious script executes in the context of any user viewing that page. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 2.7.9.8. A patch should be available in a later version.

## Affected products

- WPSmart Exclusive Addons for Elementor up to and including 2.7.9.8

## Timeline

- 2026-08-02: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/tags/2.7.9.8/elements/infobox/infobox.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/tags/2.7.9.8/elements/infobox/infobox.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/tags/2.7.9.8/elements/infobox/infobox.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/tags/2.7.9.8/elements/infobox/infobox.php)