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CVE-2026-12869

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.

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:beec8bb12e4ca4b0a5d80d950dc8c39ab8da735db8a890368f85cae92214d204

Known exploited

Not asserted

Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"description":"CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d5f94f32a073e348b960e246d6371cf08e80e36c440c7c55beb641dddbb94a51 · sha256:5f5d4bda7bc790fb… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Header Footer Builder for Elementor","vendor":"Unknown","versions":[{"lessThan":"1.2.1","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d5f94f32a073e348b960e246d6371cf08e80e36c440c7c55beb641dddbb94a51 · sha256:5f5d4bda7bc790fb… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

2 source assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d5f94f32a073e348b960e246d6371cf08e80e36c440c7c55beb641dddbb94a51 · sha256:5f5d4bda7bc790fb… · /containers/adp/0/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

{"description":"CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d5f94f32a073e348b960e246d6371cf08e80e36c440c7c55beb641dddbb94a51 · sha256:5f5d4bda7bc790fb… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

1 source assertion

{"tags":["exploit","vdb-entry","technical-description"],"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c6562d9-f55e-4d82-be95-60e82a6feecf/"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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