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Is Sticky Header Effects For Elementor safe?

Create advanced Elementor sticky headers with scroll effects: blur, shrink, hide on scroll, plus full responsive controls in Elementor Free or Pro.

What this plugin does

  • Slug: sticky-header-effects-for-elementor
  • Author: POSIMYTH
  • 300000+ active installs
  • 90/100 rating (68 reviews on wordpress.org)
  • 5387883 all-time downloads
  • On WordPress.org since 2018-05-26

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Maintenance status

  • Last updated: 2026-07-14 7:20am GMT
  • Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.2
  • Requires PHP: 7.4+

Known vulnerabilities

1 known CVE on file for Sticky Header Effects For Elementor. Reported between 2025 and 2025.

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2025-58251 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor [sticky-header-effects-for-elementor] < 2.1.3 Missing Authorization Medium 4.3 < 2.1.3 2.1.3 2025-09-22

CVE-2025-58251

The Sticky Header Effects for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 2.1.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

Source: Wordfence

How to fix it

Update this plugin to the latest release from wordpress.org — each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in") when one is on file.

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