CVE-2021-24271 Ultimate Addons for Elementor < 1.30.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via vulnerable widgets in Ultimate Addons for Elementor, leading to stored XSS attacks against 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-2021-24271?
CVE-2021-24271 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Ultimate 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 “Ultimate Addons for Elementor” WordPress Plugin before 1.30.0 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-2021-24271?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brainstormforce Ultimate Addons for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24271 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-2021-24271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ultimate Addons for Elementor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jm8w-fg28-xm4m.