CVE-2024-35656 WordPress Elementor Pro <= 3.21.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-35656?
CVE-2024-35656 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elementor Pro, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 Elementor Elementor Pro allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Elementor Pro: from n/a through 3.21.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elementor Elementor Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35656 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-2024-35656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elementor Pro
- CVE-2023-3124 Elementor Pro <= 3.11.6 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via update_page_option
- CVE-2020-26596 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-1364 Elementor Website Builder Pro <= 3.20.1 - Authententicated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-1521 Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro
- CVE-2024-2781 Cross-site scripting in Elementor Website Builder Pro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcr8-r6c4-76qw.