CVE-2025-13535 | King Addons for Elementor <= 51.1.38 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Widgets

The King Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to multiple Contributor+ DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities in all versions up to, and including, 51.1.38. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping across multiple widgets and features. The plugin uses esc_attr() and esc_url() within JavaScript inline event handlers (onclick attributes), which allows HTML entities to be decoded by the DOM, enabling attackers to break out of the JavaScript context. Additionally, several JavaScript files use unsafe DOM manipulation methods (template literals, .html(), and window.location.href with unvalidated URLs) with user-controlled data. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts via Elementor widget settings that execute when a user accesses the injected page or when an administrator previews the page in Elementor's editor. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 5.1.51.

Published: 2026-04-01 Last update: 2026-04-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-13535 is rated Low Risk (31.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-13535

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-02 0.06%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-13535

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.1 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-13535

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-13535

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2025-13535

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/assets/libraries/lightgallery/lightgallery.js
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/features/Wrapper_Link/Wrapper_Link.php#L85
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/widgets/Countdown/script.js#L119
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/widgets/Image_Accordion/script.js#L141
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/widgets/Off_Canvas_Content/Off_Canvas_Content.php#L629
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/widgets/Popup/Popup.php#L708
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/widgets/Pricing_Calculator/Pricing_Calculator.php#L1896
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/king-addons/tags/51.1.38/includes/widgets/Video_Popup/Video_Popup.php#L813
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3438067/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3441952/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/95d3e76c-612d-436c-9d32-6228d7dcbf35?source=cve
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