Generic Elements <= 1.2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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 Generic Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple widget fields in version 1.2.8 and earlier. This is 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.
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-2025-9080
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2m2f-pp9p-r7fq
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a341a7e-9ed2-436f-846a-59a5d51916fe?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generic-elements-for-elementor/tags/1.2.4/widgets/FunFactor.php#L692
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generic-elements-for-elementor/tags/1.2.4/widgets/Slider.php#L1025
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generic-elements-for-elementor/tags/1.2.8/widgets/CallToAction.php#L1110
Sources
- CVE-2025-9080 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9080 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2m2f-pp9p-r7fq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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