CVE-2022-0683 Essential Addons for Elementor Lite <= 5.0.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the settings parameter, executing code when users click crafted links.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0683?
CVE-2022-0683 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor, published on 24 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Essential Addons for Elementor Lite WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the settings parameter found in the ~/includes/Traits/Helper.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects versions up to and including 5.0.8.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0683?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0683 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-2022-0683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wpdeveloper Essential Addons for Elementor
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- CVE-2022-0320 Essential Addons for Elementor < 5.0.5 - Unauthenticated LFI
- CVE-2021-4447 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 4.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-41955 WordPress Essential Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.8.8 - Contributor+ Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2024-3018 Essential Addons for Elementor <= 5.9.13 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection via error_resetpassword
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-852g-r9w8-m37g.