CVE-2025-22812 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22812: WordPress News Ticker Widget for Elementor plugin <= 1.3.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Aezaz Shaikh
Product News Ticker Widget for Elementor
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aezaz Shaikh News Ticker Widget for Elementor news-ticker-widget-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects News Ticker Widget for Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.3.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The News Ticker Widget for Elementor contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.3.2. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data, modify page content, or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions and data can be compromised; attackers can deface content or redirect visitors to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site and trick a user into viewing a page with the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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