CVE-2024-2280 Better Elementor Addons <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via widget links

What is CVE-2024-2280?

CVE-2024-2280 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpdive Better Addons for Elementor, published on 29 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Better Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the widget link URL values in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 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-2024-2280?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kitforest Better Elementor Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2280 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-2024-2280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in wpdive Better Addons for Elementor

• CVE-2024-33541 WordPress Better Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.4.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-34432 WordPress Better Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.4.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-30423 WordPress Better Elementor Addons plugin <= 1.3.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-gj62-r5fm-pg3q.