# CVE-2024-56285: WordPress WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin <= 1.5.1 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability

> A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WPBITS Addons for Elementor plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8v2-3wfw-6mhf

## What is CVE-2024-56285?

CVE-2024-56285 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder, published on 7 Jan 2025. 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 wpbits WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder wpbits-addons-for-elementor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder: from n/a through <= 1.5.1.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56285?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpbits Wpbits Addons for Elementor Page Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-56285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-56285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder

- [CVE-2024-32593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32593/): WordPress WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin <= 1.3.4.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-8962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8962/): Cross-site scripting in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-4862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4862/): Cross-site scripting in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-2129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2129/): WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2025-22316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22316/): WordPress WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin <= 1.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-56285 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-56285 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56285/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56285/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56285
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56285
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56285

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56285/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.