CVE-2024-8546 ElementsKit Elementor addons <= 3.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Widget

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via the Video widget, leading to script execution in victim browsers.

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-2024-8546?

CVE-2024-8546 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in roxnor ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor, published on 25 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ElementsKit Elementor addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Video widget in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.7 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-2024-8546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpmet Elementskit Elementor Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8546 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-2024-8546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-73q2-8gvp-gh6w.

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