CVE-2024-1398 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor <= 1.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via heading 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-2024-1398?
CVE-2024-1398 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in g5theme Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor, published on 2 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘heading_title_tag’ and ’heading_sub_title_tag’ parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level and above permissions 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-2024-1398?
It affects 1 product.
Products include G5plus Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1398?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1398 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-2024-1398 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1398 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in g5theme Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor
- CVE-2024-13545 Bootstrap Ultimate <= 1.4.9 - Unauthenticated Limited Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2024-37462 WordPress Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor plugin <= 1.4.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43140 WordPress Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor plugin <= 1.4.4 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2024-2132 Cross-site scripting in Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor
- CVE-2024-10329 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj2v-p5xc-w33f.