CVE-2024-2455 Cross-site scripting in Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via widget wrapper links, leading to code execution when pages are viewed.
- 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-2024-2455?
CVE-2024-2455 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BDThemes Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin, published on 1 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Element Pack - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the widget wrapper link URL in all versions up to, and including, 7.9.0 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-2024-2455?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bdthemes Element Pack.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2455?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2455 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-2024-2455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BDThemes Element Pack Pro - Addon for Elementor Page Builder WordPress Plugin
- CVE-2024-33568 WordPress Element Pack Pro plugin < 7.19.3 - Arbitrary File Read and Phar Deserialization vulnerability
- CVE-2024-30496 WordPress Element Pack Lite plugin <= 5.5.3 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-9657 Cross-site scripting in Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2024-47392 WordPress Element Pack Elementor Addons plugin <= 5.7.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-4359 Path traversal in Element Pack – Widgets, Templates & Addons for Elementor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5c5h-93mq-mg9v.