CVE-2024-3598 ElementsKit Pro <= 3.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ekit_btn_id'
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via the Creative Button widget, executing them 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-2024-3598?
CVE-2024-3598 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpmet ElementsKit Pro, published on 19 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ElementsKit Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Creative Button widget in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.0 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-2024-3598?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpmet Elementskit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3598?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3598 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-2024-3598 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3598 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpmet ElementsKit Pro
- CVE-2024-3500 Path traversal in ElementsKit Pro
- CVE-2024-4404 ElementsKit PRO <= 3.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery
- CVE-2024-43996 WordPress ElementsKit Pro plugin <= 3.6.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2025-0321 ElementsKit Pro <= 3.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter
- CVE-2024-7064 ElementsKit Pro <= 3.6.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mcw-fg5h-w8g7.