Is Ultimate Addons for Elementor safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.9.6). As of 2026-11-01. 13 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.9.6 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Ultimate Addons for Elementor on the latest version (2.9.6) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Ultimate Addons for Elementor are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.9.5 and older, fixed in 2.9.6); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.9.1 and older, fixed in 2.9.2); Missing authorization check (2.4.6 and older, fixed in 2.4.7); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.6.46 and older, fixed in 1.6.47); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.6.45 and older, fixed in 1.6.46); Information disclosure (1.6.43 and older, fixed in 1.6.44). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Ultimate Addons for Elementor?

2.9.6, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-29). It has 2+ million active installs.

What should I do if my Ultimate Addons for Elementor is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update header-footer-elementor). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · header-footer-elementor · data as of 2026-11-01

Is Ultimate Addons for Elementor safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.9.6
Last updated: 2026-10-29
Active installs: 2+ million
Known issues on record: 13
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Elementor addons with 18+ free widgets, Header & Footer Builder, WooCommerce widgets & templates. Trusted by 2+ million websites. — by Brainstorm Force

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.9.6). Anything older than 2.9.6 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get header-footer-elementor --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update header-footer-elementor updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

13 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-39739 · published 2026-10-30

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (2.9.5 and older)

Affected: 2.9.5 and older
Fixed in: 2.9.6
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brainstorm Force Ultimate Addons for Elementor - Lite header-footer-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ultimate Addons for Elementor - Lite: from n/a through 2.9.5.

NVD CVE-2026-39739 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-15787 · published 2026-07-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (2.9.1 and older)

Affected: 2.9.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.9.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Ultimate Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Navigation Menu Widget data-toggle-icon/data-close-icon Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1 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. wp_kses_post, applied on save for users without unfiltered_html, does not neutralize HTML-entity-encoded payloads stored inside data-* attributes on kses-allowed elements, as the browser decodes these values client-side before jQuery .html() renders them as markup.

NVD CVE-2026-15787 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-8488 · published 2025-08-02

Missing authorization check in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (2.4.6 and older)

Affected: 2.4.6 and older
Fixed in: 2.4.7 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_hfe_compatibility_option_callback ()function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the compatibility option setting.

NVD CVE-2025-8488 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-11230 · published 2024-12-23

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.46 and older)

Affected: 1.6.46 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.47 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘size’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.46 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.

NVD CVE-2024-11230 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-10325 · published 2024-11-08

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.45 and older)

Affected: 1.6.45 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.46 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REST API SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.45 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 the SVG file.

NVD CVE-2024-10325 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-10050 · published 2024-10-24

Information disclosure in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.43 and older)

Affected: 1.6.43 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.44 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.43 via the hfe_template shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to view the contents of Draft, Private and Password-protected posts they do not own.

NVD CVE-2024-10050 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-33933 · published 2024-07-22

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.35 and older)

Affected: 1.6.35 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.36
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template: from n/a through 1.6.35.

NVD CVE-2024-33933 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-5757 · published 2024-06-13

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.35 and older)

Affected: 1.6.35 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.36 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the url attribute within the plugin's Site Title widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.35 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.

NVD CVE-2024-5757 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-2618 · published 2024-05-24

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.26 and older)

Affected: 1.6.26 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.27 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the size attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-2618 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-2619 · published 2024-05-16

Content injection in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.26 and older)

Affected: 1.6.26 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.27 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary HTML in pages that will be shown whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-2619 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-4634 · published 2024-05-16

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.28 and older)

Affected: 1.6.28 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.29 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘hfe_svg_mime_types’ function in versions up to, and including, 1.6.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-4634 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-1237 · published 2024-03-13

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.24 and older)

Affected: 1.6.24 and older
Fixed in: 1.6.25 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the flyout_layout attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.24 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2024-1237 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2021-24271 · published 2021-05-05

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (older than 1.30.0)

Affected: older than 1.30.0
Fixed in: 1.30.0
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: advisory text · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The “Ultimate Addons for Elementor” WordPress Plugin before 1.30.0 has several widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

NVD CVE-2021-24271 WPScan advisory Wordfence advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.9.6).
2026-10-30 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-39739), fixed in 2.9.6.
2026-07-22 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-15787), fixed in 2.9.2.
2025-08-02 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-8488), fixed in 2.4.7.

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Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/header-footer-elementor (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Ultimate Addons for Elementor safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.9.6)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (2.9.5 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (2.9.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (2.4.6 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.46 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.45 and older)

Information disclosure in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.43 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.35 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.35 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.26 and older)

Content injection in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.26 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.28 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (1.6.24 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Ultimate Addons for Elementor (older than 1.30.0)

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