CVE-2024-33933 Cross-site scripting in Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via DOM-based XSS in the Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2024-33933?

CVE-2024-33933 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template, published on 22 Jul 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template: from n/a through 1.6.35.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33933?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Brainstormforce Elementor - Header\, Footer \& Blocks Template.

How do I fix CVE-2024-33933?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33933 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-2024-33933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4298-7v99-63c5.

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