CVE-2025-5585 Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

Medium 6.4 Published 25 Jun 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the data-url attribute, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

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-2025-5585?

CVE-2025-5585 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, published on 25 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `data-url` DOM Element Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.68.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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-2025-5585?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siteorigin Siteorigin Widgets Bundle.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5585 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-2025-5585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-794f-vxf8-3gjv.