CVE-2025-28971 WordPress Easy Elements Hider plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Stored XSS in Easy Elements Hider allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-28971?
CVE-2025-28971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CWD Web Designer Easy Elements Hider, published on 4 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 CWD Web Designer Easy Elements Hider easy-elements-hider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Easy Elements Hider: from n/a through <= 2.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-28971?
How do I fix CVE-2025-28971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-28971 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-2025-28971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33q9-8xm4-j4g6.