CVE-2025-48088: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Ultimate Addons for WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin, identified as CVE-2025-48088. The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher stealthcopter and was publicly disclosed on October 10, 2025. This security issue affects versions of Ultimate Addons for WPBakery Page Builder before 3.21.1, developed by Brainstorm Force (Patchstack, NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79). It received a CVSS v3.1 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 or higher privileges to exploit (Patchstack).

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor 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).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.21.1 of the Ultimate Addons for WPBakery Page Builder plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.21.1 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).