CVE-2024-2619 Elementor Header & Footer Builder <= 1.6.26 - Authenticated (Author+) HTML Injection

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers with author permissions can inject arbitrary HTML into pages, potentially leading to script execution or security bypasses.

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-2024-2619?

CVE-2024-2619 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in brainstormforce Ultimate Addons for Elementor, published on 16 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary HTML in pages that will be shown whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2619?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Brainstormforce Elementor Header \& Footer Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2619?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2619 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-2024-2619 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9qvj-ffh9-wpg4.

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