CVE-2025-9703 Ultimate Addons for Elementor Lite < 2.5.0 - Author+ Stored XSS
An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users by uploading malicious SVG files via the xmlrpc.php endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9703?
CVE-2025-9703 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder), published on 6 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitize SVG file contents when uploaded through the xmlrpc.php endpoint using base64 encode, leading to a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9703?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9703 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-2025-9703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72p2-p7mf-3pvf.