CVE-2024-5344 The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder <= 5.5.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via WP Login and Register Widget
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the WP Login widget, potentially executing code in victim browsers.
- 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-2024-5344?
CVE-2024-5344 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro, published on 21 Jun 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
The The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘forgoturl’ attribute within the plugin's WP Login & Register widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5344?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Posimyth the Plus Addons for Elementor.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5344?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5344 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-2024-5344 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5344 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro
- CVE-2021-24949 The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2021-24175 The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2024-5455 Path traversal in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro
- CVE-2021-4331 Privilege escalation in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro
- CVE-2023-47178 WordPress The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro plugin <= 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5ccr-x72v-c947.