peacefulqode PQ Addons Plugin up to 1.0.0 on WordPress Creative Elementor Widget html_tag cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in peacefulqode PQ Addons Plugin up to 1.0.0 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the component Creative Elementor Widget. Performing a manipulation of the argument html_tag results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-1397. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in peacefulqode PQ Addons Plugin up to 1.0.0 on WordPress. This affects some unknown processing of the component Creative Elementor Widget. The manipulation of the argument html_tag with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The PQ Addons – Creative Elementor Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via widget attributes in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the html_tag parameter in the PQ Section Title widget. 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.

The weakness was disclosed by Athiwat Tiprasaharn, Itthidej Aramsri and Peerapat Samatathanyakorn. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-1397 since 01/23/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PQ Addons Plugin 1.0.0

Timelineinfo

01/23/2026 CVE reserved
03/21/2026 +57 days Advisory disclosed
03/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/27/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Athiwat Tiprasaharn, Itthidej Aramsri, Peerapat Samatathanyakorn
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-1397 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-1397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352197

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2026 07:26
Updated: 03/27/2026 13:01
Changes: 03/21/2026 07:26 (68), 03/27/2026 13:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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