CVE-2024-0442 Royal Elementor Addons and Templates <= 1.3.87 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via URL parameters, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0442?
CVE-2024-0442 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Royal Elementor Addons and Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via element URL parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.87 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0442 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-2024-0442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons
- CVE-2023-5360 Royal Elementor Addons and Templates < 1.3.79 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-1567 Royal Elementor Addons and Templates <= 1.3.94 - Unauthenticated Limited File Upload
- CVE-2023-5922 Royal Elementor Addons and Templates < 1.3.81 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Read
- CVE-2024-56226 WordPress Royal Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.7.1001 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2025-39361 WordPress Royal Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.7.1017 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
All Royal-Elementor-Addons Royal Elementor Addons vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cppv-r3f5-6vhx.