CVE-2024-52354 WordPress Web Stories Widgets For Elementor plugin <= 1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Web Stories Widgets for Elementor plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

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

What is CVE-2024-52354?

CVE-2024-52354 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cool Plugins Web Stories Widgets For Elementor, published on 11 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 Cool Plugins Web Stories Widgets For Elementor shortcodes-for-amp-web-stories-and-elementor-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Web Stories Widgets For Elementor: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52354?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Coolplugins Web Stories Widgets for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52354?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52354 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-2024-52354 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52354 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pmjm-xcrx-w83w.

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