CVE-2024-5763 Cross-site scripting in The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce

Medium 6.4 Published 20 Aug 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Video widget, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

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-2024-5763?

CVE-2024-5763 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce, published on 20 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The The Plus Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the video_date attribute within the plugin's Video widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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-2024-5763?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Posimyth the Plus Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5763?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5763 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-2024-5763 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5763 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v6mw-6v3j-4h68.