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CVE-2025-48295:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in hashthemes Easy Elementor Addons WordPress plugin, tracked as CVE-2025-48295. The vulnerability affects versions through 2.2.5 and was disclosed on July 16, 2025. This stored XSS vulnerability allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts into web pages (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned 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 issue is classified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and requires contributor-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).
Impact
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 visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.2.6 of the Easy Elementor Addons plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.2.6 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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