CVE-2025-6997 Cross-site scripting in ThemeREX Addons
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG uploads in ThemeREX Addons, leading to stored XSS execution on victim 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-2025-6997?
CVE-2025-6997 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThemeREX Addons, published on 19 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ThemeREX Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 2.35.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The plugin’s SVG rendering routine calls the trx_addons_get_svg_from_file() function on an unvalidated 'svg' parameter supplied via the shortcode or Elementor widget settings, then outputs it via the trx_addons_show_layout() function. Because there is no check on the URL’s origin, scheme, or the SVG content itself, authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, can supply a remote SVG and inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6997?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themerex Addons.
How do I fix CVE-2025-6997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6997 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-2025-6997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ThemeREX Addons
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6wr-j9jc-5v2m.