# CVE-2025-11161: The WPBakery Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the vc_custom_heading…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-11161-the-wpbakery-page-builder-plugin-for-wordpress-is-vulnerable-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-11161 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2025-10-15

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 improper sanitization of user-supplied attributes in the font_container parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in posts that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page via the vc_custom_heading shortcode with malicious tag and text attributes granted they have access to use WPBakery shortcodes.

Technologies: [WPBakery Page Builder](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wpbakery-page-builder). Vendors: [WPBakery](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wpbakery).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-11161 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-11161 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-11161?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 15 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WPBakery Page Builder. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-11161?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-11161?** Check whether you run WPBakery Page Builder. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- WPBakery Page Builder

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