# CVE-2026-14841: King Addons for Elementor reflected XSS in Posts Grid Widget

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-14841-king-addons-for-elementor-reflected-xss-in-posts-grid-widget  
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-2026-14841 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.1 · Published 2026-08-02

King Addons for Elementor is a WordPress plugin that provides advanced widgets for the Elementor page builder, including a Posts Grid widget. The plugin fails to properly escape user-supplied input in the grid settings before displaying it in HTML attributes, allowing attackers to inject and execute malicious JavaScript code. An unauthenticated attacker can trick visitors into loading a specially crafted page and steal session data, redirect users, or perform actions on behalf of the victim.

Technologies: [King Addons for Elementor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/king-addons-for-elementor). Vendors: [King Addons](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/king-addons).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-14841 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14841 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-14841?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 2 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** King Addons for Elementor before 51.1.76.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14841?** 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-2026-14841 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-14841?** Check whether you run King 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.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the king_addons_filter_grid_posts AJAX action. The plugin accepts user-supplied grid settings, specifically the overlay_animation parameter, and reflects it unsanitized into an HTML class attribute. The AJAX endpoint is reachable without authentication and uses a nonce that is publicly exposed in pages containing the Posts Grid widget. An attacker can craft a malicious POST request with an injected payload (e.g., `"><img src=x onerror=alert()>`) that breaks out of the class attribute and executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. The vulnerability was patched in version 51.1.76.

## Affected products

- King Addons King Addons for Elementor before 51.1.76

## Timeline

- 2026-07-20: disclosed
- 2026-08-02: published

## References

- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/667d1f8d-fcdb-498f-abda-5655a5af7591/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/667d1f8d-fcdb-498f-abda-5655a5af7591/)

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