CVE-2025-9204 X Addons for Elementor <= 1.0.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Youtube Video ID Field
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Youtube Video ID field, leading to stored XSS execution on affected 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-2025-9204?
CVE-2025-9204 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pencilwp X Addons for Elementor, published on 3 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The X Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Youtube Video ID field in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.16. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the Youtube Video ID parameter. 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 affected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9204?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9204?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9204 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-2025-9204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9204 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pj6-wmf4-359x.