CVE-2025-8451: Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates and Widgets <= 6.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'data-gallery-items'
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘data-gallery-items’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.2 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.
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What is the severity of CVE-2025-8451?
CVE-2025-8451 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability affecting versions up to and including 6.2.2.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8451?
To fix CVE-2025-8451, you should update the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin to the latest version.
What types of attacks can CVE-2025-8451 facilitate?
CVE-2025-8451 can facilitate DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
Which versions of the Essential Addons for Elementor are affected by CVE-2025-8451?
All versions of the Essential Addons for Elementor up to and including 6.2.2 are affected by CVE-2025-8451.
What is the root cause of CVE-2025-8451?
The root cause of CVE-2025-8451 is insufficient input sanitization and output encoding related to the ‘data-gallery-items’ parameter.