CVE-2025-9698Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized SVG uploads

Published Oct 13, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2025

Stored XSS in The Plus Addons for Elementor before 6.3.16 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through SVG uploads. The plugin accepts SVG files from Author-level users without sanitizing embedded script content, then serves the files from the media uploads path. An Author account and a victim who opens the uploaded SVG URL are required; the script then executes in the victim's browser context.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in The Plus Addons for Elementor before 6.3.16 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through SVG uploads. The plugin accepts SVG files from Author-level users without sanitizing embedded script content, then serves the files from the media uploads path. An Author account and a victim who opens the uploaded SVG URL are required; the script then executes in the victim's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-9698
Published
Oct 13, 2025
Updated
Oct 13, 2025
Vendor
POSIMYTH Innovations
Product
The Plus Addons for Elementor
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <6.3.16

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

POSIMYTH Innovations · The Plus Addons for Elementorversion=0 <6.3.16

Published CVSS scores

6.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 11, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 17, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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