Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged WordPress account
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DeliveryInject script via PowerPack widget input
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ExploitPayload stored in site content
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ExecutionAdmin views affected page
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PersistScript executes in admin browser
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ImpactSession hijack or privileged actions
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 authenticated WordPress account with at least the capability to create or edit content using a PowerPack for Elementor widget (PR:L - typically contributor/author level), on a site running PowerPack Addons for Elementor version 3.1.0 or earlier. The payload is stored, so execution is deferred and requires a second privileged user to view the affected content (UI:R). Limiting factors: single-author or admin-only sites with no untrusted lower-privileged users have little exposure; the attacker cannot trigger the payload themselves against a victim without that victim loading the content, and no unauthenticated path exists. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-priority issue rather than an urgent one. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, base 6.5) describes a network-reachable but authenticated (PR:L) stored XSS that also requires victim interaction (UI:R) - a privileged user must load the page containing the injected payload. These two gating conditions meaningfully lower real-world risk versus the raw score. No EPSS probability was supplied in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing (not actively exploited), and no public exploit code (POC) was referenced, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The single source is a Patchstack advisory. The S:C (scope change) reflects that injected script executes in the browser context of another user (e.g. an admin), which is the classic stored-XSS escalation path and the main reason this merits patching despite only 'Low' individual CIA impacts. Bottom line: a genuine but not emergency vulnerability - prioritize behind any unauthenticated or actively-exploited flaws, but patch promptly on sites that allow lower-privileged contributors. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged authenticated user (e.g. a contributor or author account on a multi-author WordPress site) uses an affected PowerPack for Elementor widget to save content containing a malicious script payload. When an administrator or other privileged user later views that content in wp-admin or on the front end, the stored script executes in their browser session, potentially stealing session cookies or performing admin actions on their behalf. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in PowerPack Addons for Elementor through version 3.1.0 allows authenticated users who can create or edit PowerPack widget content to inject persistent JavaScript that executes when another user views the affected page. The independent assessment rates this as a moderate-priority issue rather than an urgent one: exploitation requires a lower-privileged authenticated WordPress account, typically contributor/author level, and a second user must load the tampered content (UI:R), with scope change but only low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, no CISA KEV entry, and no EPSS score was supplied in the provided data.
RemediationAI
Apply the latest PowerPack Addons for Elementor update from the vendor; patch status is not confirmed in the provided data, and the advisory lists affected versions through 3.1.0 but does not supply an exact fixed version, so verify whether a release above 3.1.0 is available. If an update is not yet available or cannot be deployed, temporarily deactivate the PowerPack Addons plugin or disable the affected PowerPack widgets on sites where untrusted contributor/author-level users can create or edit content; the trade-off is loss of page-builder functionality. Restrict content creation and editing roles so only trusted users can use PowerPack widgets, and review existing posts and pages for injected script content; this reduces exposure but limits editorial flexibility. A WordPress-aware WAF or security plugin rule that blocks script payloads in PowerPack widget fields may help as a compensating control, but stored XSS filtering is imperfect and may be bypassed by encoding. Reference: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/powerpack-lite-for-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-powerpack-addons-for-elementor-plugin-3-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is CWE-79, Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, the stored cross-site scripting class, affecting the WordPress plugin PowerPack Addons for Elementor from IdeaBox Creations. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:ideabox_creations:powerpack_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected plugin family; inside WordPress the plugin extends the Elementor page builder with widgets, and the vulnerable code path stores widget input without sufficient escaping or sanitization before rendering it into a page. Because the payload persists in the database, execution is deferred until a victim views the affected content, which explains the UI:R prerequisite, while the PR:L metric reflects the need for an authenticated account with content creation or editing privileges for PowerPack widgets. The independent assessment keeps the scope-change (S:C) and low confidentiality/integrity impacts but treats availability impact as none (A:N), unlike the source vector's A:L, so the practical impact is web content or session abuse rather than denial of service.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Authenticated contributor injection (PR:L) with deferred execution requiring a privileged viewer (UI:R); script runs in victim's context so S:C, C:L/I:L, and no availability impact (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in IdeaBox Creations PowerPack Addons for Elementor powerpack-lite-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PowerPack Addons for Elementor: from n/a through 3.1.0.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-98358
GHSA-jghh-397g-xf6c
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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