---
id: CVE-2026-40806
title: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Blog, Posts and Category Filter
  for Elementor <= 2.1.0 versions.
summary: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Blog, Posts and Category Filter
  for Elementor <= 2.1.0 versions.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: Plugin Devs
product: blog-posts-and-category-for-elementor
affected:
  - blog-posts-and-category-for-elementor >= n/a <= 2.1.0
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T11:17:26.973'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40806'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/blog-posts-and-category-for-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-blog-posts-and-category-filter-for-elementor-plugin-2-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T10:23:48.100935Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T08:50:17.476Z'
---

## Overview

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Blog, Posts and Category Filter for Elementor <= 2.1.0 versions.

## Remediation

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