CVE-2025-1457: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in bdthemes Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor
The Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Free Templates and Widgets for Your WordPress Websites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Wrapper Link, Countdown and Gallery widgets in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.28 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Element Pack Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. This flaw allows authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges or above to inject arbitrary JavaScript code via the Wrapper Link, Countdown, and Gallery widgets. The injected scripts execute in the context of any user who views the compromised pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 5.10.28 and has 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).
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using vulnerable widgets. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as theft of user credentials or session tokens when other users access the infected pages. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no direct availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or avoiding use of the Wrapper Link, Countdown, and Gallery widgets in the affected plugin versions. Monitor for updates from bdthemes regarding a security patch.
CVE-2025-1457: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in bdthemes Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor
Description
The Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Free Templates and Widgets for Your WordPress Websites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Wrapper Link, Countdown and Gallery widgets in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.28 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.
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Technical Analysis
The Element Pack Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation. This flaw allows authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges or above to inject arbitrary JavaScript code via the Wrapper Link, Countdown, and Gallery widgets. The injected scripts execute in the context of any user who views the compromised pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 5.10.28 and has 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).
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using vulnerable widgets. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as theft of user credentials or session tokens when other users access the infected pages. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no direct availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or avoiding use of the Wrapper Link, Countdown, and Gallery widgets in the affected plugin versions. Monitor for updates from bdthemes regarding a security patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-02-18T20:04:08.408Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b12b7ef31ef0b54dce4
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:14 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:01:59 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 1:18:16 AM
Views: 14
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