CVE-2025-5338
Last modified
CVE-2025-5338 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1028 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.1028 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Royal-Elementor-Addons | Royal Elementor Addons | < 1.7.1025 |
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/royal-elementor-addons/#developersProduct, Release Notes
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-5338?
How severe is CVE-2025-5338?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5338?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2025
- CVE-2025-53374Dokploy is a self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS) that…4.3
- CVE-2025-53375Dokploy is a self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS) that…6.5
- CVE-2025-53376Dokploy is a self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS) that…8.8
- CVE-2025-53377WeGIA is a web manager for charitable institutions. A Reflec…6.1
- CVE-2025-53378A missing authentication vulnerability in Trend Micro Worry-…9.8
- CVE-2025-53379A out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenti…7.5
- CVE-2025-53380Rejected reason: Not used
- CVE-2025-53381Rejected reason: Not used
- CVE-2025-53382Rejected reason: Not used
- CVE-2025-53383Rejected reason: Not used
- CVE-2025-53384Rejected reason: Not used
- CVE-2025-53385Rejected reason: Not used
Are you affected by CVE-2025-5338?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST
