CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-12869

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Header Footer Builder for Elementor WordPress plugin before version 1.2.1 does not require administrative capability for its dashboard template-import action. A Contributor can import a template containing an Elementor HTML widget that executes JavaScript site-wide for any visitor or administrator.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the session of an administrator or any visitor, potentially leading to session theft, site defacement, or other XSS attacks.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Header Footer Builder for Elementor plugin to version 1.2.1 or later, which requires proper administrative privileges for template import.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Header Footer Builder for Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not require an administrative capability for its dashboard template-import action (it allows any edit_posts user), so a Contributor can import a template containing an Elementor HTML widget configured to display site-wide, injecting JavaScript that executes in the session of any visitor or administrator who loads the site.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS