Disclosure summary
The Generic Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple widget fields in version 1.2.8 and earlier. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. 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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-79
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2025-9080
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
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Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- www.wordfence.com
PUBLISHED 2025-10-03T08:15:45-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T18:10:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:24-04:00