CVE-2021-24264 Image Hover Effects - Elementor Addon < 1.3.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
A stored XSS vulnerability in the Image Hover Effects Elementor Addon allows contributors to inject malicious scripts, 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-2021-24264?
CVE-2021-24264 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon, 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 “Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon” WordPress Plugin before 1.3.4 has a widget that is 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-2021-24264?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blocksera Image Hover Effects.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24264?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24264 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-2021-24264 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24264 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcgj-2vw3-2j5p.