CVE-2026-3851
Divi <= 4.27.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Dynamic Content (Legacy JSON Format) Shortcode
The Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Dynamic Content feature's legacy JSON format in all versions up to, and including, 4.27.6. This is due to two compounding flaws: (1) the save-time sanitization filter et_builder_sanitize_dynamic_content_fields() only searches for dynamic content markers in the @ET-DC@...@ format, but the rendering engine also supports a legacy JSON format that is silently converted at render time, completely bypassing the save-time filter, and (2) the post_meta_key resolver in et_builder_filter_resolve_default_dynamic_content() does not apply wp_kses_post() to the resolved meta value when enable_html is set to on, passing raw get_post_meta() output directly to the page. 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 6.4
Divi <= 4.27.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Dynamic Content (Legacy JSON Format) Shortcode
The Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Dynamic Content feature's legacy JSON format in all versions up to, and including, 4.27.6. This is due to two compounding flaws: (1) the save-time sanitization filter et_builder_sanitize_dynamic_content_fields() only searches for dynamic content markers in the @ET-DC@...@ format, but the rendering engine also supports a legacy JSON format that is silently converted at render time, completely bypassing the save-time filter, and (2) the post_meta_key resolver in et_builder_filter_resolve_default_dynamic_content() does not apply wp_kses_post() to the resolved meta value when enable_html is set to on, passing raw get_post_meta() output directly to the page. 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-3851- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-69830 6.4
The Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Dynamic Content feature's legacy JSON format in all versions up to, and including, 4.27.6. This is due to two compounding flaws: (1) the save-time sanitization filter et_builder_sanitize_dynamic_content_fields() only searches for dynamic content markers in the @ET-DC@...@ format, but the rendering engine also supports a legacy JSON format that is silently converted at render time, completely bypassing the save-time filter, and (2) the post_meta_key resolver in et_builder_filter_resolve_default_dynamic_content() does not apply wp_kses_post() to the resolved meta value when enable_html is set to on, passing raw get_post_meta() output directly to the page. 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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-69830- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rp2j-7c4f-r683 6.4
The Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Dynamic Content...
The Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Dynamic Content feature's legacy JSON format in all versions up to, and including, 4.27.6. This is due to two compounding flaws: (1) the save-time sanitization filter et_builder_sanitize_dynamic_content_fields() only searches for dynamic content markers in the @ET-DC@...@ format, but the rendering engine also supports a legacy JSON format that is silently converted at render time, completely bypassing the save-time filter, and (2) the post_meta_key resolver in et_builder_filter_resolve_default_dynamic_content() does not apply wp_kses_post() to the resolved meta value when enable_html is set to on, passing raw get_post_meta() output directly to the page. 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.
- Record
GHSA-rp2j-7c4f-r683- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 6.4
The Divi theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Dynamic Content feature's legacy JSON format in all versions up to, and including, 4.27.6. This is due to two compounding flaws: (1) the save-time sanitization filter et_builder_sanitize_dynamic_content_fields() only searches for dynamic content markers in the @ET-DC@...@ format, but the rendering engine also supports a legacy JSON format that is silently converted at render time, completely bypassing the save-time filter, and (2) the post_meta_key resolver in et_builder_filter_resolve_default_dynamic_content() does not apply wp_kses_post() to the resolved meta value when enable_html is set to on, passing raw get_post_meta() output directly to the page. 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-3851- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-3851 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Elegant Themes Divi, published September 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.