CVE-2024-4698 Testimonial Carousel For Elementor <= 10.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via specific parameters, 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-2024-4698?
CVE-2024-4698 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in uapp Testimonial Carousel For Elementor, published on 18 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Testimonial Carousel For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'show_line_text ' and 'slide_button_hover_animation' parameters in versions up to, and including, 10.1.1 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-2024-35713 is likely a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4698?
How do I fix CVE-2024-4698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4698 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-2024-4698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg8r-5538-9956.