CVE-2020-13865: elementor elementor_page_builder Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-13865 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in elementor elementor_page_builder. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.9.9.
Timeline
- 05-06-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Elementor Page Builder plugin before 2.9.9 for WordPress suffers from multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities. An author user can create posts that result in stored XSS vulnerabilities, by using a crafted link in the custom URL or by applying custom attributes.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- wordfenceSource5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.76%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
55%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.76% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (softwaresecured.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Elementor1 product
- elementor_page_builder< 2.9.9
Wordpress1 product
- elementor≤ 2.9.8 (fixed in 2.9.9)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
2 links- www.softwaresecured.com/elementor-page-builder-stored-xss/X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory