WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-9703 Deferred

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.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder)
Plugin slug
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

Primary and upstream sources