CVE-2024-1239 ElementsKit Elementor addons <= 3.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the blog post read more button, 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-2024-1239?

CVE-2024-1239 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in roxnor ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor, published on 16 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ElementsKit Elementor addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the blog post read more button in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, 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-2024-1239?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpmet Elements Kit Elementor Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1239?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1239 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-2024-1239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9742-f8rf-87v4.

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