CVE-2024-1422 Elementor Addon Elements <= 1.12.12 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Modal Popup effet
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the modal popup widget, leading to code execution when users view the page.
- 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-2024-1422?
CVE-2024-1422 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpvibes Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements), published on 13 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Elementor Addon Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the modal popup widget's effect setting in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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-2024-1422?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webtechstreet Elementor Addon Elements.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1422?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1422 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-2024-1422 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1422 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in wpvibes Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements)
- CVE-2024-1358 Elementor Addon Elements <= 1.12.12 - Directory Traversal to Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2024-47361 WordPress Elementor Addon Elements plugin <= 1.13.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-47366 WordPress Elementor Addon Elements plugin <= 1.13.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30422 WordPress Elementor Addon Elements plugin <= 1.13.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-29107 WordPress Elementor Addon Elements plugin <= 1.12.10 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x5j-335w-jmw5.