VDB-357988 · CVE-2026-5162 · GCVE-0-2026-5162

wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 1.7.1056 on WordPress Instagram Feed Widget instagram_follow_text cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 1.7.1056 on WordPress. This issue affects the function instagram_follow_text of the component Instagram Feed Widget. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-5162. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in wproyal Royal Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 1.7.1056 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function instagram_follow_text of the component Instagram Feed Widget. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Royal Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Instagram Feed widget's 'instagram_follow_text' setting in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1056 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.

The weakness was presented by Justin Nam. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-5162 since 03/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

wproyal

Name

Royal Addons for Elementor Plugin

Version

1.7.1056

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2026 CVE reserved
04/17/2026 +18 days Advisory disclosed
04/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Justin Nam
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-5162 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5162
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357988

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2026 06:30
Changes: 04/17/2026 06:30 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103