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WordPress Elementor Website Builder <= 3.5.5 - DOM Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Reflected DOM XSS in WordPress Elementor Website Builder plugin.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress Elementor Website Builder plugin 3."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress Elementor Website Builder <= 3.5.5 - DOM Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'WordPress Elementor Website Builder plugin 3.5.5 and prior contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the document object model.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'xss', 'wordpress', 'elementor', 'passive', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': [],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://rotem-bar.com/hacking-65-million-websites-greater-cve-2022-29455-elementor',
            'https://www.rotem-bar.com/elementor',
            'https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/elementor/wordpress-elementor-plugin-3-5-5-unauthenticated-dom-based-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29455',
            'https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/#developers',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2022-29455',
    }

    def run(self):
        path = '/wp-content/plugins/elementor/readme.txt'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_any = ('Elementor Website Builder',)
        if any(m in body for m in body_any):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason='WordPress Elementor Website Builder <= 3.5.5 - DOM Cross-Site Scripting detected',
                path=path,
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.14.7 - 6.1
EPSS0.23678
SSVC
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