# CVE-2026-6504: WP Royal Elementor Addons Stored XSS in title_tag parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-6504-wp-royal-elementor-addons-stored-xss-in-title-tag-parameter  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-14. Updated: 2026-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-6504 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-05-14

The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress, which provides enhanced design tools for website builders, contains a security flaw. This vulnerability allows users with basic contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts into website pages. When other users or administrators visit these pages, the scripts can execute, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft.

Vendors: [WP Royal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wp-royal).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-6504 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-6504 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-6504?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 14 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons and Templates Up to, and including, 1.7.1058.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-6504?** 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-2026-6504 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-6504?** Check whether you run WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons and Templates 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 Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'title_tag' parameter. This vulnerability exists in multiple widgets, including the Posts Timeline and Video Playlist modules. An authenticated attacker with Contributor-level permissions or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into the database. These scripts will then execute in the browser of any user who visits the affected page. The issue is addressed in versions following 1.7.1058.

## Affected products

- WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons and Templates Up to, and including, 1.7.1058

## Timeline

- 2026-05-14: disclosed
- 2026-05-14: advisory

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3525351/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/modules/posts-timeline/widgets/wpr-posts-timeline.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3525351/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/modules/posts-timeline/widgets/wpr-posts-timeline.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3525351/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/modules/video-playlist/widgets/wpr-video-playlist.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3525351/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/modules/video-playlist/widgets/wpr-video-playlist.php)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed86e902-7637-481d-9005-7025187ba200?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed86e902-7637-481d-9005-7025187ba200?source=cve)
