What is CVE-2025-11161?

CVE-2025-11161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpbakery Page_builder, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2025-11161?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

XSS in Wpbakery Page_builder

CVE-2025-11161

The WPBakery Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the vc_custom_heading shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.6.1. This is due to insufficient restriction of allowed HTML tags and i…

EPSS: 0.002 (9.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wpbakery Page_builder
Wpbakery Page Builder — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-80 — Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-11161?: CVE-2025-11161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpbakery Page_builder, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-11161?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.