---
id: CVE-2025-67543
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: catchthemes
product: essential_widgets
affected:
  - essential_widgets < 2.3
  - essential_widgets < 2.8
patched:
  - essential_widgets 2.8
published: '2025-12-09'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T20:10:01.970'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67543'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/essential-widgets/vulnerability/wordpress-essential-widgets-plugin-2-2-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00196
epssPercentile: 0.0846
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T20:46:46.844Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `essential_widgets < 2.3`
- `essential_widgets < 2.8`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `essential_widgets 2.8`