Divi: A security weakness
Divi is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is 5.0 to < 5.9.0.
- Component
- Divi
- Plugin slug
divi- Affected
- 5.0 to < 5.9.0
- Safe version
5.9.0- Published
- Aug 16, 2026
This CVE was published Aug 16, 2026 and is one of 11 known issues for this theme.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Divi to 5.9.0 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Divi WordPress theme before 5.9.0 does not properly escape some of its Social Media Follow module settings before outputting them in link attributes, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to store JavaScript which will run when a higher privileged user, such as an administrator, views the post.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N