WordPress Elementor Website Builder Plugin <= 3.16.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

published 2023-11-30 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-51616

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 25.3%; EPSS 25.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Elementor.Com Elementor allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Elementor: from n/a through 3.16.4.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Elementor.com Elementor 3.16.5

Exploit prediction

25.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

patchstack.com https://patchstack.com/articles/arbitrary-attachment-render-to-xss-in-elementor-plugin?_s_id=cve referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Elementor.com Elementor

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /articles/arbitrary-attachment-render-to-xss-in-elementor-plugin?_s_id=cve
third-party-advisory, technical-description, exploit
patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/elementor/wordpress-elementor-plugin-3-16-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-47505
NVD CVE-2023-47505

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Summary