CVE-2024-49654 WordPress Extra Privacy for Elementor plugin <= 0.1.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

High 7.1 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Extra Privacy for Elementor allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-49654?

CVE-2024-49654 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Marian Heddesheimer Extra Privacy for Elementor, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Marian Heddesheimer Extra Privacy for Elementor extra-privacy-for-elementor allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Extra Privacy for Elementor: from n/a through <= 0.1.3.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49654?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Marianheddesheimer Extra Privacy for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49654 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-2024-49654 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-49654 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2c6h-pwqg-f966.

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