CVE-2024-2923 Cross-site scripting in Magical Addons For Elementor ( Header Footer Builder, Free Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates Library )

Medium 6.4 Published 9 May 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the text effect widget, leading to code execution when users view the page.

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-2024-2923?

CVE-2024-2923 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in nalam-1 Magical Addons For Elementor ( Header Footer Builder, Free Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates Library ), published on 9 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Magical Addons For Elementor ( Header Footer Builder, Free Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates Library ) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's text effect widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.37 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2923?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpthemespace Magical Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2923?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2923 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-2024-2923 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2923 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2rw4-j3h5-72xp.