Medium 6.5Published Dec 9, 2025

CVE-2025-67543WordPress Essential Widgets plugin <= 2.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 8:40 AM ET)

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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Catch Themes Essential Widgets essential-widgets allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Essential Widgets: from n/a through <= 2.2.2.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Patchstack
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Apr 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Catch Themes Essential Widgets catch_themes:essential_widgets (from the name)	through 2.2.2; fixed at 2.3	CNA record
catchthemes essential_widgets catchthemes:essential_widgets	before 2.3; before 2.8	NVD

References

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/essential-widgets/vulnerability/wordpress-essential-widgets-plugin-2-2-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	vdb-entry

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