CVE-2025-4968 Cross-site scripting in WPBakery Page Builder

Medium 6.4 Published 24 Jul 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into WordPress pages via WPBakery elements, executing code when users view the pages.

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-2025-4968?

CVE-2025-4968 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPBakery Page Builder, published on 24 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple Page Builder elements (Copyright Element, Hover Box, Separator With Text, FAQ, Single Image, Custom Header, Button, Call To Action, Progress Bar, Pie Chart, Round Chart, and Line Chart) in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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-2025-4968?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpbakery Page Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4968 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-2025-4968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4fjg-wrmh-r9ch.