bdthemes Element Pack Plugin up to 8.4.2 on WordPress SVG Image Widget render_svg cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in bdthemes Element Pack Plugin up to 8.4.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function render_svg of the component SVG Image Widget. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-4655. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in bdthemes Element Pack Plugin up to 8.4.2 on WordPress. Affected is the function render_svg of the component SVG Image Widget. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

The Element Pack Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the SVG Image Widget in versions up to and including 8.4.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on SVG content fetched from remote URLs in the render_svg() function. The function fetches SVG content using wp_safe_remote_get() and then directly echoes it to the page without any sanitization, only applying a preg_replace() to add attributes to the SVG tag which does not remove malicious event handlers. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary JavaScript in SVG files that will execute whenever a user accesses a page containing the malicious widget.

The weakness was published by Craig Smith. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-4655 since 03/23/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 8.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• bdthemes

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• Element Pack Plugin

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• 8.4.0
• 8.4.1
• 8.4.2

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