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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-4953 · published 14 August 2023

CVE-2022-4953: Elementor website builder vulnerability

Elementor · Website Builder

The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not filter out user-controlled URLs from being loaded into the DOM. This could be used to inject rogue iframes that point to malicious URLs.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 3.4% · top 11.6%
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score
3.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not filter out user-controlled URLs from being loaded into the DOM. This could be used to inject rogue iframes that point to malicious URLs.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/elementor/elementor/commit/292fc49e0f979bd52d838f0326d1faaebfa59f5e Patch
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8273357e-f9e1-44bc-8082-8faab838eda7 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/elementor/elementor/commit/292fc49e0f979bd52d838f0326d1faaebfa59f5e Patch
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8273357e-f9e1-44bc-8082-8faab838eda7 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-4953), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.