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The vulnerability landscape for page builders often involves stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. For example, a security disclosure (CVE-2025-31567) recently highlighted an XSS vulnerability in a third-party add-on for Elementor, which affected all versions . While this was not a core vulnerability, it demonstrates the ecosystem risk. Furthermore, the core Elementor Pro plugin itself has been found vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the button_text parameter in all versions up to (and including) 3.29.0. This means an attacker with contributor-level access could potentially inject malicious scripts into your website, compromising your data and your visitors' security. Elementor Pro 2.2.5 - WordPress Page Builder
Furthermore, patches from later in 2018 and early 2019 explicitly mention fixes for issues that would have affected 2.2.5 users. For instance, notes from a "changelog" show a fix for a fatal and a "Shortcode Framework 'Elementor' php8 error throw issue" . This highlights that even shortly after its release, the plugin was already encountering compatibility problems with new WordPress versions and modern PHP. While this was not a core vulnerability, it
Given that official downloads are removed from the Elementor site (they only provide the latest version), installing 2.2.5 requires a manual process. Furthermore, patches from later in 2018 and early
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| Requirement | Minimum | Recommended | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 4.5 | 5.5 (but not beyond 5.8) | | PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 or 7.3 – Not PHP 8.x | | MySQL | 5.6 | 5.7 | | Memory Limit | 128 MB | 256 MB | | Max Input Vars | 1000 | 1500 |
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