CVE-2025-9698: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Plus Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before version 6.3.16 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of SVG file contents, affecting users with a minimum role access of Author (WPScan, NVD).

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization of SVG file contents in the Media Library upload functionality. When an SVG file containing malicious XSS payload is uploaded, the content is stored without proper sanitization, leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The vulnerability has been assigned CWE-79 classification for Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).

This vulnerability allows authenticated users with Author-level access to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. When exploited, the attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers who view the malicious SVG file (WPScan).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 6.3.16 of the Plus Addons for Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).