CVE-2024-4876 HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor <= 2.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the popover_header_text 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-2024-4876?

CVE-2024-4876 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in devitemsllc HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder, published on 21 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘popover_header_text’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.5.2 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4876?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hasthemes Ht Mega.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4876?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4876 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-2024-4876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3375-vg47-m3gm.

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