CVE-2022-4953 Elementor < 3.5.5 - Iframe Injection
Attackers can inject malicious iframes into the DOM via unfiltered user-controlled URLs, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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-2022-4953?
CVE-2022-4953 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Elementor Website Builder, published on 14 Aug 2023. 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 Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not filter out user-controlled URLs from being loaded into the DOM. This could be used to inject rogue iframes that point to malicious URLs.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elementor Website Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4953 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-2022-4953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Elementor Website Builder
- CVE-2023-48777 WordPress Elementor plugin 3.3.0-3.18.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7109 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2022-1329 Elementor Website Builder 3.6.0 - 3.6.2 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2024-24934 WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.19.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion and Phar Deserialization vulnerability
- CVE-2023-0329 Elementor Website Builder < 3.12.2 - Admin+ SQLi
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gvr-rm94-r528.