CVE-2025-8689 Elements Plus! <= 2.16.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Widgets
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via widgets, leading to code execution when other users view the page.
- 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-2025-8689?
CVE-2025-8689 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cssigniterteam Elements Plus!, published on 11 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Elements Plus! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Image Comparison, HotSpot Plus, and Google Maps widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.16.4 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-2025-8689?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8689 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-2025-8689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9cg-vjxw-fw7c.