CVE-2025-6251
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in the Royal Elementor Addons plugin allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into WordPress pages. When users visit compromised pages, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or redirecting to malicious sites. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.7.1036 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Royal Elementor Addons and Templates WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator session cookies, take over WordPress sites, install backdoors, or redirect users to phishing/malware sites.
Likely Case
Attackers with contributor accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session data or display unwanted content on vulnerable pages.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output escaping, the vulnerability is prevented, though the attack surface remains for other potential issues.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once an attacker has contributor privileges.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.7.1037 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3200000/royal-elementor-addons/trunk/modules/form-builder/widgets/wpr-form-builder.php
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Royal Elementor Addons and Templates'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 1.7.1037+. 5. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporarily disable plugin
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate royal-elementor-addons
Restrict user roles
allTemporarily remove contributor-level access for untrusted users
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
- Monitor for suspicious content in form submissions and page edits
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Royal Elementor Addons version. If version is 1.7.1036 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get royal-elementor-addons --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.7.1037 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual form submissions with script tags
- Multiple page edits from contributor accounts
- POST requests to form-builder endpoints with suspicious payloads
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing script injection patterns in form data
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wpr-form-builder" OR "royal-elementor") AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")