| Plugin Name | Royal Elementor Addons |
|---|---|
| Type of Vulnerability | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
| CVE Number | CVE-2025-5092 |
| Urgency | Medium |
| CVE Publish Date | 2025-11-20 |
| Source URL | CVE-2025-5092 |
Royal Elementor Addons — CVE-2025-5092: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Author: Hong Kong Security Expert
Executive summary
On 2025-11-20 the Royal Elementor Addons plugin was assigned CVE-2025-5092 for a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue. This advisory summarises the vulnerability, likely impacts, detection hints and recommended mitigations from a pragmatic Hong Kong security practitioner’s perspective. The vulnerability is rated Medium — it is exploitable in typical WordPress deployments hosting affected plugin components that render unsanitised user-supplied content.
Background and affected components
Royal Elementor Addons provides additional widgets and features for the Elementor page builder. The XSS flaw arises where widget or shortcode parameters (or other editable fields) accept HTML or text which is later rendered into pages without adequate output escaping or sanitisation.
Depending on the plugin implementation, the vulnerability can be stored (persisted in post meta or options) or reflected (present in request parameters). The CVE record identifies the issue but consult the plugin changelog and vendor advisory for exact fixed versions.
Technical overview (non-actionable)
At a high level, the root cause is insufficient escaping of untrusted input before it is included in page output. This allows an attacker who can supply content (for example, via a widget field, a message posted in a form, or manipulated query parameters) to inject script that executes in a victim’s browser when the vulnerable page is viewed.
Typical consequences of successful XSS include session cookie theft, account impersonation, injection of additional malicious markup, or use in social engineering to present forged admin UIs. The vulnerability does not necessarily grant direct server-side control, but it can be a stepping stone toward account compromise or data exposure.
Risk assessment
- Likelihood: Medium — requires ability to supply content or visit a crafted URL, depending on the vector.
- Impact: Medium — client-side compromise (session, credentials), potential administrative actions if an administrator views a malicious page while authenticated.
- Exploitability: Varies — easier when untrusted users are allowed to submit content that is displayed to other users or admins.