Medium severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-4246
ElementsKit Pro <= 4.10.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 's' Parameter
6.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ElementsKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 's' parameter of the Advanced Search REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 4.10.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The REST endpoint at /wp-json/elementskit/v1/advanced-search uses permission_callback set to __return_true, allowing unauthenticated access. Search terms are stored in the ekit_advanced_search_popular_keyword WordPress option via update_option(). While sanitize_text_field() is applied, it does not encode double quotes, and the stored keywords are rendered in HTML attributes via sprintf without esc_attr(), allowing attribute injection. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user triggers the "no results" popular keywords view on pages using the Advanced Search widget.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
ElementsKit Pro · wpmet
through 4.10.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4246
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4246
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit/trunk/widgets/advanced-search/advanced-search-handler.php#L38
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit/trunk/widgets/advanced-search/advanced-search-result.php#L174
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementskit/trunk/widgets/advanced-search/advanced-search-result.php#L91
wpmet.com
https://wpmet.com/plugin/elementskit/
wpmet.com
https://wpmet.com/plugin/elementskit/roadmaps/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a40e7a88-11f2-4fa8-856b-bda3ebcbae56?source=cve
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