CVE-2024-13153 Cross-site scripting in Unlimited Elements For Elementor

Medium 6.4 Published 9 Jan 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via specific 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-2024-13153?

CVE-2024-13153 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in unitecms Unlimited Elements For Elementor, published on 9 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Unlimited Elements For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.135 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. Note: Since the widget code isn't part of the code base, to apply the patch, the affected widgets: Image Tooltip, Notification, Simple Popup, Video Play Button, and Card Carousel, must be deleted and reinstalled manually.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13153?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Unlimited-Elements Unlimited Elements for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13153 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-2024-13153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjvv-3pww-4pmf.