CVE-2026-1512

MEDIUM

Essential Addons for Elementor - WordPress <6.5.9 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2026-1512. PoCs published by nestorwheelock.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2026-1512, a stored XSS vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor <= 6.5.9. It includes documentation, a whitepaper, and a security scanner tool but does not contain functional exploit code.

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Info Box widget in all versions up to, and including, 6.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WRITEUP
by nestorwheelock · poc
https://github.com/nestorwheelock/wordpress-security-tools

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2026-1512, a stored XSS vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor <= 6.5.9. It includes documentation, a whitepaper, and a security scanner tool but does not contain functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Essential Addons for Elementor <= 6.5.9
Auth required
Prerequisites: Contributor account on the target WordPress site · Vulnerable plugin version installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 26, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WRITEUP
by nestorwheelock · poc
https://github.com/nestorwheelock/wordpress-vulnerability-fix

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis and remediation guide for CVE-2026-1512, focusing on a stored XSS vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor. It includes a whitepaper, attack chain analysis, and a cross-platform remediation tool (wp-fix) but does not contain functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 95%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: WordPress with Essential Addons for Elementor
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable version of Essential Addons for Elementor installed on WordPress
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 26, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
wpdevteam/Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets < 6.5.9
Published Feb 14, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026