CVE-2025-6244Network attack vector

Contributor-level stored XSS via widget attributes

Published Jul 8, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Stored XSS in Essential Addons for Elementor 6.1.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through widget attributes. The Calendar and Business Reviews widget renderers accept attribute values without sufficient input sanitization and emit them without adequate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required; injected scripts run when a user visits the affected page and execute in that user’s browser context.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Essential Addons for Elementor 6.1.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through widget attributes. The Calendar and Business Reviews widget renderers accept attribute values without sufficient input sanitization and emit them without adequate output escaping. Contributor-level access is required; injected scripts run when a user visits the affected page and execute in that user’s browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-6244
Published
Jul 8, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
ReviewX Team
Product
Essential Addons for Elementor
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=6.1.19

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ReviewX Team · Essential Addons for Elementorversion=0 <=6.1.19

Published CVSS scores

5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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