---
id: "CVE-2026-115950"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115950"]
title: "WordPress Elementor widget plugin: stored XSS through versions 1.9.1"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["elementor", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T11:16:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T11:31:09+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115950", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Elementor widget plugin: stored XSS through versions 1.9.1

Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor, a WordPress plugin, does not neutralize input when it generates web pages, so stored cross-site scripting is possible. An attacker who can get script saved into the plugin's content can run JavaScript in the browser of any visitor or admin who views that content.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get better-post-filter-widgets-for-elementor --field=version`
- Look for the plugin slug `better-post-filter-widgets-for-elementor` in the plugins directory

## Fix

- Update Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor to a version later than `1.9.1`; the sources do not name the fixed version
- If no fixed release exists, deactivate and remove the plugin

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T11:29:40+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115950

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Smart Widgets Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor better-post-filter-widgets-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor: from n/a through 1.9.1.

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