CVE-2021-24273 Clever Addons for Elementor < 2.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via widgets in Clever 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-2021-24273?
CVE-2021-24273 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CleverSoft Clever 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 “Clever Addons for Elementor” WordPress Plugin before 2.1.0 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-2021-24273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cleversoft Clever Addons for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24273 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-2021-24273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in CleverSoft Clever Addons for Elementor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36g2-h6pw-2fpg.