CVE-2026-97298 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in King Addons for Elementor <= 51.1.86 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

KingAddons

King Addons for Elementor

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 51.1.86

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress King Addons for Elementor plugin to the latest available version (at least 51.1.87).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/king-addons/vulnerability/wordpress-king-addons-for-elementor-plugin-51-1-86-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in King Addons for Elementor <= 51.1.86 versions.
Title		WordPress King Addons for Elementor plugin <= 51.1.86 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/king-addons/vulnerability/wordpress-king-addons-for-elementor-plugin-51-1-86-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-09-30T12:28:23.100Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:27:16.320Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T10:23:27.497Z

Link: CVE-2026-97298

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T13:26:20.431Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-30T13:17:39.623

Modified: 2026-09-30T14:18:18.587

Link: CVE-2026-97298

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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