Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged authenticated account
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DeliveryInject script into plugin widget field
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ExploitPayload stored server-side
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ExecutionVictim loads affected page
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ImpactScript executes in victim browser
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an existing authenticated account with at least low privileges (PR:L) capable of storing input through the plugin's post/filter widget functionality for Elementor, plus a victim who subsequently views the page containing the stored payload (UI:R). The specific input field and sanitization gap are not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: the attacker cannot be fully anonymous (no PR:N), successful code execution depends on a victim rendering the affected content, and only versions through 1.9.1 are affected. These constraints make the flaw unsuitable for unauthenticated or fully automated exploitation. |
| Impact | This is a mid-severity (CVSS 6.5) stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in the Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor WordPress plugin. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C) indicates network reach and low complexity, but two factors materially reduce real-world risk: PR:L means the attacker must already hold an authenticated, low-privileged account on the WordPress site, and UI:R means a victim (typically an administrator or other user) must view the page hosting the injected payload. The scope change (S:C) and low C/I/A impacts reflect that executed script runs in the victim's browser context rather than directly compromising the server. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or SSVC automatable/technical-impact data was supplied; the only published signal is Patchstack's advisory. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', not act_now or emergency, which is consistent with a credentialed, interaction-dependent stored XSS rather than a mass-exploitable issue. There is no evidence of active exploitation and no confirmed working exploit code. Net assessment: a legitimate issue worth patching on a routine (this-month) cadence, not an emergency; the authentication and user-interaction requirements keep it below the priority of unauthenticated RCE-class flaws. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained a low-privileged authenticated account (for example a contributor or author) on a WordPress site running the plugin injects a malicious script payload into a plugin-controlled field that is stored and later rendered. When an administrator or other user subsequently views the affected page, the stored script executes in their browser, potentially enabling session theft or actions in their authenticated context. No verified public exploit code was identified; only the Patchstack advisory reference is available. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 26, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.9.1, allows an authenticated low-privilege user to save input that executes in a victim's browser when the affected page is viewed (CVSS 6.5, CWE-79). Exploitation requires a low-privileged account and victim interaction; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
The supplied data does not identify an exact fixed version or vendor patch; confirm the patched release in the Patchstack advisory before upgrading the plugin. Because exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged account and a victim who views the stored content, restrict use of the affected Elementor post/filter widgets to trusted editor accounts as an interim control, with the trade-off that less-trusted users lose widget functionality. Absence of a listed fixed version in the supplied data is not proof that no update exists; the advisory URL above is the authoritative source to check.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The target is a WordPress plugin that adds post and filter widgets to Elementor. CWE-79 covers improper neutralization of input during web page generation; in this stored variant, attacker-supplied content is persisted by the plugin and later rendered into a page without adequate encoding, so script runs in the context of a viewing user. The CPE identifies wp_smart_widgets:better_post_&_filter_widgets_for_elementor, and EUVD lists affected releases through 1.9.1. The available sources do not describe the specific input field, storage path, or sanitization gap, and the assessed vector requires PR:L and UI:R, so the flaw is not anonymously triggerable and depends on a victim rendering the stored content.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Stored XSS requires a low-privileged authenticated contributor to inject the payload (PR:L) and a victim to render it (UI:R); script runs cross-context (S:C) with limited C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Smart Widgets Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor better-post-filter-widgets-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor: from n/a through 1.9.1.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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GHSA-8qcq-5fv3-679v
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