Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2026-0664

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Royal Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'button_text' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1049 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Royal Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.7.1049 suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability in the 'button_text' parameter. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious JavaScript through this parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and lack of proper output escaping, causing the script to execute whenever users access affected pages.

MitigationUpdate the Royal Addons for Elementor plugin to a version beyond 1.7.1049. If an update is unavailable, implement server-side sanitization (e.g., sanitize_text_field) for the button_text input and apply output escaping (e.g., esc_html or esc_attr) when rendering the value.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Royal Addons for Elementor is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Royal Addons for Elementor' in the list
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active
  2. Check the installed version number
    On the Plugins page, locate Royal Addons for Elementor and note the version number displayed under the plugin name
    Affected if Version is 1.7.1049 or lower (the vulnerable version range)
  3. Identify widgets using the button_text parameter
    Review Elementor widget library for Royal Addons widgets that include button_text settings (typically button-style widgets such as call-to-action, dual button, or button group widgets)
    Affected if Any Royal Addons widgets with button_text functionality are available in the page builder
  4. Inspect pages for widget usage with custom button text
    Edit pages/posts in Elementor and check if any Royal Addons button widgets have custom button_text values applied in the widget settings panel
    Affected if Affected widgets are in use with custom button_text values entered
  5. Review user role permissions
    Go to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and examine which users have Contributor-level access or higher
    Affected if One or more users with Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator roles exist on the site (these roles can exploit the vulnerability)

A site is affected if Royal Addons for Elementor version 1.7.1049 or lower is installed, any button widgets with custom button_text are in use, and users with contributor-level access or higher exist on the site.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the Royal Addons for Elementor plugin to a version beyond 1.7.1049. If an update is unavailable, implement server-side sanitization (e.g., sanitize_text_field) for the button_text input and apply output escaping (e.g., esc_html or esc_attr) when rendering the value.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,080
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