Vulnerability · Published Jul 16, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-12869Header Footer Builder for Elementor < 1.2.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Template Import

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Header Footer Builder for Elementor from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Header Footer Builder for Elementor WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not require an administrative capability for its dashboard template-import action (it allows any edit_posts user), so a Contributor can import a template containing an Elementor HTML widget configured to display site-wide, injecting JavaScript that executes in the session of any visitor or administrator who loads the site.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Header Footer Builder for Elementor	0 – before 1.2.1

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c6562d9-f55e-4d82-be95-60e82a6feecf/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description