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CVE-2025-9978 (GCVE-0-2025-9978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-24 06:00 – Updated: 2026-01-09 20:11
VLAI
Title
Jeg Elementor Kit < 2.7.0 - Author+ Stored XSS
Summary
The Jeg Kit for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.7.0 does not sanitize SVG file contents when uploaded via xmlrpc.php, leading to a cross site scripting vulnerability.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-24 13:24 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cef78a77-c66d-4d… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Jeg Kit for Elementor Affected: 0 , < 2.7.0 (semver)
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Credits
Tony WPScan
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