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CVE-2021-24257 Premium Addons for Elementor < 4.2.8 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via vulnerable widgets in the Premium Addons for Elementor plugin, potentially compromising site visitors.

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-2021-24257?

CVE-2021-24257 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Premium 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 “Premium Addons for Elementor” WordPress Plugin before 4.2.8 has several widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24257?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Leap13 Premium Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24257 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-2021-24257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r2jp-926f-m5r3.

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