CVE-2024-3162 Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.6.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Testimonial
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Testimonial widget, 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
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3162?
CVE-2024-3162 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in jegtheme Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress, published on 3 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Testimonial Widget Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-32721 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jegtheme Jeg Elementor Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3162 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-2024-3162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in jegtheme Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress
- CVE-2022-3805 Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.5.6 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass
- CVE-2024-47390 WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin <= 2.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-32721 WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin <= 2.6.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-29101 WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin <= 2.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-10308 Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via JKit - Countdown Widget
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwx9-j2j6-84w3.