CVE-2024-2491 PowerPack Addons for Elementor <= 2.7.17 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via *_html_tag*
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via HTML tags in PowerPack Addons for Elementor, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2024-2491?
CVE-2024-2491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ideaboxcreations PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates), published on 30 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PowerPack Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the *_html_tag* attribute of multiple widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, 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-2024-2491?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ideabox Powerpack Addons for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2491 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-2024-2491 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2491 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ideaboxcreations PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)
- CVE-2024-3668 PowerPack Pro for Elementor <= 2.10.17 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-49739 WordPress PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin <= 2.9.23 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5787 Cross-site scripting in PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)
- CVE-2024-5327 Cross-site scripting in PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)
- CVE-2024-2492 Cross-site scripting in PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7j97-wg47-fmcm.