CVE-2025-48354 WordPress Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor plugin <= 1.6.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2025-48354?
CVE-2025-48354 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Smart Widgets Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor, published on 28 Aug 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 WP Smart Widgets Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor better-post-filter-widgets-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48354?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48354?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48354 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-2025-48354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m3p-73j2-g92w.