CVE-2025-53463 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53463: WordPress HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder Plugin <= 1.0.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Ht Plugins
Product HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 22, 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 HT Plugins HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder ht-mega-for-wpbakery allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder: from n/a through <= 1.0.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

HT Mega for WPBakery Page Builder versions up to 1.0.9 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

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

Attackers with low-privilege accounts can compromise admin sessions, steal data, or deface site content visible to other users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be logged in with low-level user privileges and trick a victim into viewing a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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