CVE-2024-2786 Happy Addons for Elementor <= 3.10.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via title_tag

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the title_tag attribute, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-2786?

CVE-2024-2786 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in thehappymonster Happy Addons for Elementor, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several widgets in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the title_tag attribute. 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-2024-2786?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Leevio Happy Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2786 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-2024-2786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c96c-x4rr-r9qq.

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