CVE-2024-10493 Element Pack Elementor Addons < 5.10.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unescaped block options in Element Pack Elementor Addons, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2024-10493?
CVE-2024-10493 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows), published on 28 Nov 2024. 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 Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) WordPress plugin before 5.10.3 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10493?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bdthemes Element Pack.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10493?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10493 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-2024-10493 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10493 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows)
- CVE-2024-33568 WordPress Element Pack Pro plugin < 7.19.3 - Arbitrary File Read and Phar Deserialization vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30496 WordPress Element Pack Lite plugin <= 5.5.3 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-9657 Cross-site scripting in Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2024-47392 WordPress Element Pack Elementor Addons plugin <= 5.7.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-4359 Path traversal in Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x944-3w5c-5hcg.