CVE-2024-5502 Piotnet Addons For Elementor <= 2.4.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Widgets
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via specific widgets, leading to script execution on victim pages.
- 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-2024-5502?
CVE-2024-5502 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in piotnetdotcom Piotnet Addons For Elementor, published on 23 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Piotnet Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Image Accordion, Dual Heading, and Vertical Timeline widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.30 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5502?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Piotnet Piotnet Addons.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5502?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5502 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-2024-5502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-864x-rm29-vj33.