CVE-2024-5790 Cross-site scripting in Happy Addons for Elementor

Medium 6.4 Published 29 Jun 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Gradient Heading widget, leading to stored XSS 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-2024-5790?

CVE-2024-5790 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in thehappymonster Happy Addons for Elementor, published on 29 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ attribute within the plugin's Gradient Heading widget in all versions up to, and including, 3.11.1 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-2024-5790?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wedevs Happy Addons for Elementor.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5790 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-2024-5790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rv9m-cr53-rp67.