What is CVE-2025-9978?

CVE-2025-9978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jeg Kit For Elementor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-9978?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

XSS in Jeg Kit For Elementor

CVE-2025-9978

The Jeg Kit for Elementor WordPress plugin before 2.7.0 does not sanitize SVG file contents when uploaded via xmlrpc.php, leading to a cross site scripting vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Jeg Kit For Elementor — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9978?: CVE-2025-9978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jeg Kit For Elementor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-9978?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.