CVE-2025-31771: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Team Members for Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin, identified as CVE-2025-31771. The vulnerability affects versions through 1.0.4 of the plugin and was disclosed on April 1, 2025. The security issue was initially reported by researcher Khalid Yusuf on November 26, 2024 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) that allows for Stored XSS attacks. It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability requires contributor-level privileges to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

As there is no official fix available for this vulnerability, the recommended mitigation strategy is to remove and replace the software with an alternative solution. It's important to note that merely deactivating the software does not remove the security threat unless a virtual patch is deployed (Patchstack).