Elementor Website Builder <= 3.35.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REST API
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 3.35.6
- Affected Plugin
- Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
- Affected Version
<= 3.35.5- CVSS
- 6.4Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-87 · Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax
- CVE
CVE-2025-14732
At a glance
CVE-2025-14732 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability in the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.35.5. It carries a CVSS score of 6.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 3.35.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2026, reported by andrea bocchetti.
Vulnerability Overview
The Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several widget parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.35.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-87: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax.
Remediation
Update to version 3.35.6, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Contributor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Elementor Website Builder 3.35.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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