CVE-2025-1261: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder
The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Countdown widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-3307.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The HT Mega Addons for Elementor plugin suffers from a DOM-based stored XSS vulnerability in its Countdown widget due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This vulnerability persists in all versions up to and including 2.8.2 and stems from an incomplete remediation of CVE-2024-3307. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-1261 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges but no user interaction. The impact includes partial confidentiality and integrity loss without availability impact. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available.
Potential Impact
An authenticated attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject malicious scripts into pages via the Countdown widget, which execute in the browsers of users visiting those pages. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of user data or session information. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability is a medium severity issue based on the CVSS score of 6.4. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch links are provided, users should monitor for updates from the plugin vendor. Until a fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling the Countdown widget if feasible to reduce risk.
CVE-2025-1261: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder
Description
The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Countdown widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-3307.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The HT Mega Addons for Elementor plugin suffers from a DOM-based stored XSS vulnerability in its Countdown widget due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This vulnerability persists in all versions up to and including 2.8.2 and stems from an incomplete remediation of CVE-2024-3307. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-1261 with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges but no user interaction. The impact includes partial confidentiality and integrity loss without availability impact. No patch or vendor advisory is currently available.
Potential Impact
An authenticated attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject malicious scripts into pages via the Countdown widget, which execute in the browsers of users visiting those pages. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of user data or session information. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability is a medium severity issue based on the CVSS score of 6.4. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or patch links are provided, users should monitor for updates from the plugin vendor. Until a fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling the Countdown widget if feasible to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-02-12T20:06:58.478Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b0eb7ef31ef0b54da59
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:10 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:58:48 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 2:08:07 AM
Views: 17
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