PT-2025-40482 · WordPress · Generic Elements

Abu Hurayra + 1 · Published 2025-10-03 · Updated 2025-10-03 · CVE-2025-9080

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Generic Elements plugin for WordPress versions prior to 1.2.4

Description The software is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes in multiple widget fields. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user accesses the affected page.

Recommendations Update to a version newer than 1.2.4.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-9080

Affected Products

Generic Elements

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9080 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generic-elements-for-elementor/tags/1.2.4/widgets/Slider.php#L1025 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generic-elements-for-elementor/tags/1.2.8/widgets/CallToAction.php#L1110 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1974167423793115320 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a341a7e-9ed2-436f-846a-59a5d51916fe?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generic-elements-for-elementor/tags/1.2.4/widgets/FunFactor.php#L692 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1974076263871488511 · Twitter Post