Description
The All-in-One Addons for Elementor – WidgetKit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Team and Countdown widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6 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: 2025-12-13
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting with contributor access
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The All‑in‑One Addons for Elementor – WidgetKit plugin allows authenticated users with contributor privileges or higher to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the Team and Countdown widgets. The vulnerability arises from insufficient server‑side input sanitization and output escaping when handling user supplied attributes, enabling a stored XSS payload that executes whenever the affected page is viewed.

Affected Systems

All WordPress installations using the WidgetKit plugin version 2.5.6 or earlier are vulnerable; the issue exists in all earlier releases of the plugin on any WordPress site where the Team or Countdown widgets are enabled.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low probability of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. An attacker must first authenticate to the WordPress site with at least contributor role, then create or edit a page that uses the vulnerable widgets; a successful payload is delivered to any visitor who only needs to load that page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 20, 2026 at 18:55 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the WidgetKit plugin to the latest version (2.5.7 or later) to apply the vendor patch
  • If an immediate update is not possible, disable the Team and Countdown widgets in the plugin settings or remove them from all pages until a patch is available
  • Restrict contributor‑level users from editing page content that can include these widgets, or enforce stricter input validation and output escaping within any custom widget configurations

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 20, 2026 at 18:55 UTC.

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History

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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Vendors & Products Elementor
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Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The All-in-One Addons for Elementor – WidgetKit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Team and Countdown widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6 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 All-in-One Addons for Elementor – WidgetKit <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Team and Countdown 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'}


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Elementor Elementor
Shamsbd71 All-in-one Addons For Elementor
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:27:38.491Z

Reserved: 2025-08-08T21:26:44.605Z

Link: CVE-2025-8779

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Updated: 2025-12-15T15:43:03.100Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-13T16:16:56.433

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

Link: CVE-2025-8779

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-20T19:00:10Z

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