CVE-2024-12189 Cross-site scripting in WDesignKit – Elementor & Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, Cloud Workspace & Widget Builder
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via custom widgets, 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-2024-12189?
CVE-2024-12189 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in posimyththemes WDesignKit – Elementor & Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, Cloud Workspace & Widget Builder, published on 1 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WDesignKit – Elementor & Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, Cloud Workspace & Widget Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Please note that you may need to recreate any custom widgets or reinstall the plugin to ensure the issue is adequately patched.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12189?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12189 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-2024-12189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh9q-w22h-fg6g.