CVE-2025-1526 DethemeKit for Elementor <= 2.1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the countdown widget, leading to script execution in victim browsers.
- 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-2025-1526?
CVE-2025-1526 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in DethemeKit for Elementor, published on 14 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The DethemeKit for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the De Product Display Widget (countdown feature) in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.9 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1526?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Detheme Dethemekit for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1526 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-2025-1526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in DethemeKit for Elementor
- CVE-2025-26772 WordPress DethemeKit For Elementor plugin <= 2.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-47632 WordPress DethemeKit For Elementor plugin <= 2.1.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-34575 WordPress DethemeKit For Elementor plugin <= 2.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-32508 WordPress DethemeKit For Elementor plugin <= 2.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-13644 DethemeKit For Elementor <= 2.1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via De Gallery Widget
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qvj7-78v7-x5v2.