---
id: CVE-2026-12231
title: >-
  The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
  Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ exad_infobox_image’ parameter in all
  versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization
  and output …
summary: >-
  The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
  Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ exad_infobox_image’ parameter in all
  versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization
  and output …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-08-02'
updated: '2026-08-02'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12231'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/tags/2.7.9.8/elements/infobox/infobox.php#L1019-L1095
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/tags/2.7.9.8/elements/infobox/infobox.php#L1082
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/exclusive-addons-for-elementor/tags/2.7.9.8/elements/infobox/infobox.php#L975
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3583929/'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b9d66db-53a8-4d93-9222-6f9649a7d842?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-08-02T13:18:29.832Z'
epss: 0.00248
epssPercentile: 0.16466
---

## Overview

The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ exad_infobox_image’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.