CVE-2025-53206 Cross-site scripting in HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in HT Mega plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

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-2025-53206?

CVE-2025-53206 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder, published on 27 Jun 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 HT Plugins HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder ht-mega-for-wpbakery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder: from n/a through <= 1.0.8.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53206?

How do I fix CVE-2025-53206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53206 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-2025-53206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pj8v-xpf4-ff67.

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