The Plus Addons for Elementor < 6.3.16 - Author+ Stored XSS
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Plus Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 6.3.16 does not sanitize SVG file contents, which could allow users with minimum role access as Author to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00308 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed The Plus Addons for Elementor (Unknown): 6.3.16
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | The Plus Addons for Elementor | before 6.3.16 | 6.3.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- The Plus Addons for Elementor VendorUnknown Affected before 6.3.16 Fixed in 6.3.16 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA The Plus Addons for Elementor (Unknown) Fixed in 6.3.16
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4h5m-4h63-c8cc
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-9698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4h5m-4h63-c8cc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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