Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-5944Element Pack Addons for Elementor <= 8.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via data-caption Attribute
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Element Pack Elementor Addons and Templates from bdthemes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Element Pack Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘data-caption’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 8.0.0 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bdthemes | Element Pack Elementor Addons and Templates | 8.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee6b1497-ffac-4eb3-baad-36270e419a95?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bdthemes-element-pack-lite/trunk/assets/js/bdt-uikit.js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bdthemes-element-pack-lite/trunk/modules/lightbox/widgets/lightbox.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bdthemes-element-pack-lite/trunk/modules/custom-gallery/widgets/custom-gallery.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bdthemes-element-pack-lite/trunk/modules/image-accordion/widgets/image-accordion.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/bdthemes-element-pack-lite/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3319668/
- https://feedback.bdthemes.com/announcements?category=category_6l495r8q
- https://github.com/uikit/uikit/issues/5162