Description
The RT Easy Builder – Advanced addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the social URL parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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: 2025-08-12
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The RT Easy Builder – Advanced addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a stored Cross‑Site Scripting flaw in the social URL parameter because the input is not properly sanitized and the output is not correctly escaped. Authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript, which will execute whenever a user accesses the affected page.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites running the RT Easy Builder – Advanced addons for Elementor plugin version 2.3 or earlier, provided by Risetheme. The vulnerability applies to all product releases up to and including 2.3.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates a moderate risk. The EPSS score of < 1% suggests that the likelihood of exploitation is low but non‑zero. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, so no known widespread exploitation is reported. Attackers must be authenticated with at least Contributor level access, which limits the potential threat vector to internal privileged users. The impact is limited to users who view the injected page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 17:01 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the RT Easy Builder – Advanced addons for Elementor plugin to version 2.4 or later, which contains the proper sanitization and escaping changes.
  • For environments that cannot patch immediately, edit or remove any existing social URL entries that may contain malicious content to prevent script execution.
  • Restrict Contributor+ level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting the social URL feature until the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 17:01 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24199 The RT Easy Builder – Advanced addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the social URL parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Risethemes
Risethemes rt Easy Builder
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Risethemes
Risethemes rt Easy Builder
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The RT Easy Builder – Advanced addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the social URL parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 RT Easy Builder <= 2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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

Risethemes Rt Easy Builder
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:34:54.639Z

Reserved: 2025-08-01T15:00:32.234Z

Link: CVE-2025-8462

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T13:30:35.807Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-08-12T03:15:29.123

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-8462

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T17:15:22Z

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