CVE-2025-22648 WordPress Blog, Posts and Category Filter for Elementor plugin <= 2.0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in WordPress Elementor plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22648?
CVE-2025-22648 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Plugin Devs Blog, Posts and Category Filter for Elementor, published on 27 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Plugin Devs Blog, Posts and Category Filter for Elementor blog-posts-and-category-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Blog, Posts and Category Filter for Elementor: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22648?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22648?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22648 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-2025-22648 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22648 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fc4-wfxq-2rjr.