Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-84088)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2026-84088). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.7.9 does not validate or sanitize a widget link setting before storing and using it in a JavaScript navigation call, allowing users with the contributor role and above to inject and store JavaScript that executes in the browser of anyone who interacts with the affected widget.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-84088 has been found in Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin).
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 6.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin) CVE-2026-84088" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-84088 (Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin).
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Xpro Addons — 140+ Widgets for Elementor (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web contact@wpscan.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web wpscan.com
- web github.com