WordPress Security Alert: Elementor Addons Vulnerability Puts 2 Million Sites at Risk!
A reflected XSS vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor threatens over two million WordPress sites. Discovered by Patchstack Alliance researcher xssium, the flaw allows malicious scripts via the popup-selector query. Thankfully, WPDeveloper’s fix in version 6.0.15 now enforces stricter validation. Keep those popups safe, folks!
Hot Take:
Who knew a ‘popup’ could pop more than just your creativity bubble? The Essential Addons for Elementor vulnerability is the new uninvited guest crashing over two million WordPress parties, ready to wreak a little havoc with its XSS shenanigans. Time to show it the door before it eats all the virtual cake!
Key Points:
- A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in Essential Addons for Elementor, affecting over 2 million WordPress sites.
- The flaw arose from improper validation of the popup-selector query argument.
- Identified as CVE-2025-24752, the issue was discovered on September 30, 2024, by researcher xssium.
- A fix was released in version 6.0.15, enforcing stricter input validation.
- Developers are reminded to validate and sanitize user input to prevent XSS vulnerabilities.
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