Cross-site scripting in ThemeREX Addons
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The ThemeREX Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.35.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The plugin’s SVG rendering routine calls the trx_addons_get_svg_from_file() function on an unvalidated 'svg' parameter supplied via the shortcode or Elementor widget settings, then outputs it via the trx_addons_show_layout() function. Because there is no check on the URL’s origin, scheme, or the SVG content itself, authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, can supply a remote SVG and inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6997
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6wr-j9jc-5v2m
References
More ThemeREX Addons vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08268 The ThemeREX Addons plugin before 2020-03-09 for WordPress lacks access control on the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-12489 ThemeREX Addons <= 2.32.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload in trx_addons_uploads_save_data CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-00576 ThemeREX Addons <= 2.33.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-6997 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-6997 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m6wr-j9jc-5v2m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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