CVE-2021-25027: PowerPack Addons for Elementor < 2.6.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The PowerPack Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.6.2 does not escape the tab parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Affected products

ideaboxcreations PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates): before 2.6.2 — fixed in 2.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ideaboxcreations PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) 2.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2638073
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48612c44-151d-4438-b91c-c27e96174270
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2638073
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48612c44-151d-4438-b91c-c27e96174270

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