VulnerabilityPublished 8 Apr 2026

CVE-2025-14732: Elementor Website Builder (WordPress plugin) · Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax

Affects Elementor Website Builder (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.4Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
elemntorElementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder	Affected <=3.35.5	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider additional input validation or security plugins that can help mitigate XSS risks. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to reduce the attack surface.

Description

Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress up to version 3.35.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via several widget parameters. These scripts execute when any user views the affected page. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The CVSS score is 6.4, indicating a medium severity level. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated contributor or higher to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who view the infected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data disclosure limited to the scope of the affected site. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. There are no reports of active exploitation.

Summary

CVE-2025-14732 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin (up to version 3.35.5). It results from improper neutralization of alternate XSS syntax (CWE-87) due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in multiple widget parameters. Authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity.

CWE-87Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessOWASP Top 10 A03:2021: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax.
Implementation
Resolve all input to absolute or canonical representations before processing.
Implementation
Carefully check each input parameter against a rigorous positive specification (allowlist) defining the specific characters and format allowed. All input should be neutralized, not just parameters that the user is supposed to specify, but all data in the request, including tag attributes, hidden fields, cookies,…
Implementation · Output Encoding
Use and specify an output encoding that can be handled by the downstream component that is reading the output. Common encodings include ISO-8859-1, UTF-7, and UTF-8.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XSS Using Alternate Syntax (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 15 Apr 2026, 15:41 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-87

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