CVE-2026-117521: Dynific Addons for Elementor < 1.3.1 - Author+ Stored XSS via Display Name in Post Author Widget
The Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not escape a user-controlled profile value before outputting it in a quoted attribute in one of its Elementor widgets, allowing authenticated users with the Author role to store a payload that executes in the session of anyone, including an administrator, who views a post the attacker authored, resulting in Stored Cross-Site Scripting.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can exploit this issue and who is at risk from the payload?
An authenticated user with the WordPress Author role can store a malicious payload in a profile value. The payload executes when someone views a post authored by that user, including an administrator.
What conditions are required for exploitation?
The affected plugin must be installed at a version before 1.3.1, and the vulnerable Elementor widget must output the attacker-controlled profile value. The attacker needs an account with at least the Author role and must create a post that a target later views.
Is this exploitable without authentication?
No. The described attack requires an authenticated WordPress user with the Author role.