Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder): Cross-site scripting
Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder)
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 06, 2025
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Oct 06, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L