CVE-2025-12837 Cross-site scripting in aThemes Addons for Elementor
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Call To Action widget, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12837?
CVE-2025-12837 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in smub aThemes Addons for Elementor, published on 8 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The aThemes Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Call To Action widget in versions up to, and including, 1.1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied values. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12837?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12837?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12837 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-2025-12837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3cp-8hf9-98fv.