CVE-2021-24263 PowerPack Addons for Elementor < 2.3.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown PowerPack Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2024-3668 PowerPack Pro for Elementor <= 2.10.17 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-49739 WordPress PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin <= 2.9.23 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5787 Cross-site scripting in PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)
- CVE-2024-5327 Cross-site scripting in PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)
- CVE-2024-2492 Cross-site scripting in PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg47-m38x-5m72.