CVE-2024-5542 Cross-site scripting in Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits

High 7.2 Published 7 Jun 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the Navigation Menu widget, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-5542?

CVE-2024-5542 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in litonice13 Master Addons For Elementor – Widgets, Extensions, Theme Builder, Popup Builder & Template Kits, published on 7 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Navigation Menu widget of the plugin's Mega Menu extension in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2024-5542?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Master-Addons Master Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5542 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-2024-5542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p4p8-443x-h6f3.