What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Borderless – Widgets, Elements, Templates and Toolkit for Elementor & Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Borderless – Addons and Templates for Elementor plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.6.2. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' sessions could be compromised or their data stolen if they view pages with injected malicious content.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account and trick a site visitor into viewing a page containing the injected script.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
January 31, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
