CVE-2024-4862 Cross-site scripting in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder

Medium 6.4 Published 9 Jul 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts into pages via vulnerable widgets, affecting WordPress 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-2024-4862?

CVE-2024-4862 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder, published on 9 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.5 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. CVE-2024-37945 may be a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpbits Wpbits Addons for Elementor Page Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4862 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-2024-4862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pfhx-g36q-294h.