CVE-2021-24255 Essential Addons for Elementor < 4.5.4 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Lower-privileged users can inject malicious scripts via vulnerable widgets, potentially leading to code execution in the context of other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24255?
CVE-2021-24255 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor, published on 5 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Essential Addons for Elementor Lite WordPress Plugin before 4.5.4 has two widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, both via a similar method.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-24255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2023-32243 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin 5.4.0-5.7.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2022-0320 Essential Addons for Elementor < 5.0.5 - Unauthenticated LFI
- CVE-2021-4447 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 4.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-41955 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.8.8 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2024-3018 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 5.9.13 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection via error_resetpassword
All Wpdeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvwh-f8rp-cqjc.