CVE-2024-2253 Testimonial Carousel For Elementor <= 10.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via URL values in carousel widgets, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- 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-2024-2253?
CVE-2024-2253 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in uapp Testimonial Carousel For Elementor, published on 30 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Testimonial Carousel For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via URL values the plugin's carousel widgets in all versions up to, and including, 10.2.2 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-2024-2253?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2253 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-2024-2253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2253 in the wild and no public exploit code.