How severe is CVE-2026-6459?

CVE-2026-6459 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.4, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability none.

Is CVE-2026-6459 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and no EPSS exploit-prediction score is available yet.

How do I fix CVE-2026-6459?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2026-6459 published?

CVE-2026-6459 was published on 2026-07-08.

CVE-2026-6459

CVE-2026-6459 is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.4. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-79.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.4)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-79
Published: 2026-07-08
Last modified: 2026-07-08

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Event Calendar widget in all versions up to, and including, 6.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on event titles sourced from The Events Calendar. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6459?: The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Event Calendar widget in all versions up to, and including, 6.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on event titles sourced from The Events Calendar. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
How severe is CVE-2026-6459?: CVE-2026-6459 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.4, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability none.
Is CVE-2026-6459 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and no EPSS exploit-prediction score is available yet.
How do I fix CVE-2026-6459?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2026-6459 published?: CVE-2026-6459 was published on 2026-07-08.

References

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