Junglewise Threat Intelligence

CVE-2026-4655: bdthemes Element Pack Addons for Elementor Stored XSS in SVG Image Widget

CVE-2026-4655 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-04-08

Vendors: BdThemes.

Executive brief

The Element Pack Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is used to add advanced design widgets to websites. A security flaw in its SVG Image Widget allows users with basic contributor access to embed malicious scripts into the site. When other users or administrators visit a page containing this widget, the script could execute, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft.

Technical details

The Element Pack Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the render_svg() function. The function uses wp_safe_remote_get() to fetch SVG content from remote URLs and echoes it directly to the page. While it uses preg_replace() to add attributes to the SVG tag, it fails to strip malicious event handlers or script tags. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this to inject arbitrary JavaScript into SVG files, which then executes in the context of any user viewing the affected page. A patch was introduced in version 8.4.3.

Affected products

  • bdthemes Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor up to and including 8.4.2

Timeline

  • 2026-04-08: disclosed
  • 2026-04-08: advisory

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