Description
The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Animated Text and Image Comparison Widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.6 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.
Published: 2025-02-28
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin is affected by a stored cross‑site scripting flaw that occurs when users inject malicious JavaScript into the Animated Text or Image Comparison widgets. The input sanitization and output escaping are insufficient, so the injected script is persisted in the database and executed whenever a visitor loads the affected page. This flaw enables attackers to deface content, steal session cookies from regular users, or load foreign resources.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability exists in the Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin from the timstrifler vendor for all releases up to and including version 2.7.6. No other versions are listed as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates a moderate impact, but the EPSS score of less than 1% signals that very few attacks are expected in the near term and the vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires an authenticated user with contributor or higher privileges to add or edit widget settings; after injection, any visitor to the affected page will execute the injected code. The lack of mitigation in the plugin’s code and the stored nature of the payload mean that attackers with legitimate access can persist malicious scripts that affect all site visitors.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 20, 2026 at 23:45 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin to version 2.7.7 or later, where the input sanitization for the affected widgets is corrected.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, remove or disable the Animated Text and Image Comparison widgets from the pages until the vulnerability is patched.
  • Limit contributor role capabilities so that contributors cannot edit widget settings, or replace the contributors role with a custom role that has no access to the widget configuration, thereby preventing authorized abuse of the flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 20, 2026 at 23:45 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5497 The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Animated Text and Image Comparison Widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.6 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.
History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Animated Text and Image Comparison Widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.6 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.
Title Exclusive Addons for Elementor <= 2.7.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Animated Text and Image Comparison Widgets
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:27:58.514Z

Reserved: 2025-02-21T23:38:53.381Z

Link: CVE-2025-1571

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-28T13:59:46.422Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-02-28T07:15:34.227

Modified: 2026-06-17T08:39:23.137

Link: CVE-2025-1571

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-20T23:45:21Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')