WordPress WidgetKit plugin <= 2.5.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2025-06-06 17 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-17134

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Abu Huraira Bin Aman WidgetKit widgetkit-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WidgetKit: from n/a through <= 2.5.4.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Abu Huraira Bin Aman WidgetKit 2.5.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 17 mo ago (2025-06-06)

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Abu Huraira Bin Aman WidgetKit

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/widgetkit-for-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-widgetkit-plugin-2-5-4-cross-site-s
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-49074
NVD CVE-2025-49074

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Summary