CVE-2025-12837: aThemes Addons for Elementor <= 1.1.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Call To Action Widget
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-12837 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in smub athemes addons for elementor. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.1% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.1.6.
Timeline
- 08-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The aThemes Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Call To Action widget in versions up to, and including, 1.1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied values. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
14%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.02 pp
From 0.22% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Smub1 product
- athemes addons for elementor≤ 1.1.5
Wordpress1 product
- athemes-addons-for-elementor-lite≤ 1.1.5 (fixed in 1.1.6)
2 vendors · 2 products