CVE-2021-24263 PowerPack Addons for Elementor < 2.3.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Lower-privileged users can inject malicious scripts into WordPress pages via vulnerable widgets, 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-2021-24263?

CVE-2021-24263 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown PowerPack 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 “Elementor Addons – PowerPack Addons for Elementor” WordPress Plugin before 2.3.2 for WordPress 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-2021-24263?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ideabox Powerpack Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24263 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-2021-24263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hg47-m38x-5m72.

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