Ultimate Addons for Elementor Lite < 2.5.0 - Author+ Stored XSS
Priority LOW 19Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitize SVG file contents when uploaded through the xmlrpc.php endpoint using base64 encode, leading to a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00177 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) (Unknown): 2.5.0
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) | before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9703
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72p2-p7mf-3pvf
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-9703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72p2-p7mf-3pvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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