CVE-2025-8216 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-8216: Sky Addons for Elementor <= 3.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Widgets

Vendor Wowdevs
Product Sky Addons – Elementor Addons with Widgets & Templates
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published July 29, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Sky Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple widgets in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Sky Addons for Elementor contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 3.1.4. 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 affects the plugin's widget or template functionality.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or site content defaced by injected scripts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or contributor) on the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 29, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated