CVE-2023-6525 ElementsKit Elementor addons <= 3.0.3 - Authenticated(Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated editors can inject arbitrary scripts via progress bar attributes, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6525?
CVE-2023-6525 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in roxnor ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor, published on 16 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ElementsKit Elementor addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the progress bar element attributes in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This primarily affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpmet Elementskit Elementor Addons.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-6525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in roxnor ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2025-3614 Cross-site scripting in ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2025-4479 ElementsKit Lite <= 3.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Image Comparison Widget
- CVE-2024-11180 ElementsKit Elementor addons <= 3.4.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2025-1005 Cross-site scripting in ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2024-8546 ElementsKit Elementor addons <= 3.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Widget
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45hm-gg77-pjg9.