---
id: CVE-2025-9703
title: >-
  The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder)
  WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitize SVG file contents when
  uploaded through the xmlrpc.php endpoint using base64 encode, leading to a
  Cross-Site S…
summary: >-
  The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder)
  WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitize SVG file contents when
  uploaded through the xmlrpc.php endpoint using base64 encode, leading to a
  Cross-Site S…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
published: '2025-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-09T10:10:00.193'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9703'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4332d49b-d58c-4728-afab-6757ff9e43ee/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00177
epssPercentile: 0.06671
ingestedAt: '2026-10-09T12:53:28.753Z'
---

## Overview

The Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder) WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitize SVG file contents when uploaded through the xmlrpc.php endpoint using base64 encode, leading to a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.