CVE-2022-29455 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.5.5 - Unauthenticated DOM-based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

What is CVE-2022-29455?

CVE-2022-29455 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elementor Website Builder (WordPress plugin), published on 13 Jun 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

DOM-based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Elementor's Elementor Website Builder plugin <= 3.5.5 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29455?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Elementor Website Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29455?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29455 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-2022-29455 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-29455 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 4 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Elementor Website Builder (WordPress plugin)

• CVE-2023-48777 WordPress Elementor plugin 3.3.0-3.18.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability Critical 9.9
• CVE-2020-7109 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-1329 Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution High 8.8
• CVE-2024-24934 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.19.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion and Phar Deserialization vulnerability High 8.5
• CVE-2023-0329 Elementor Website Builder < 3.12.2 - Admin+ SQLi High 7.2

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9gjm-mrgw-7qq8.