CVE-2024-4265 Cross-site scripting in Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits

Medium 6.4 Published 2 May 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the url parameter, 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-2024-4265?

CVE-2024-4265 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in litonice13 Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits, published on 2 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-35688 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4265?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Master-Addons Master Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4265 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-2024-4265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qcpp-554c-vvcv.