CVE-2024-2788 Happy Addons for Elementor <= 3.10.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Title HTML Tag

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via post titles, leading to code execution or account takeover for other users.

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-2024-2788?

CVE-2024-2788 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, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Post Title HTML Tag in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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. CVE-2024-32698 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2788?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Leevio Happy Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2788 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-2024-2788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m6gg-639w-rh6m.

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