Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Happy Addons for Elementor Plugin by WordPress

CVE-2024-12852

What is CVE-2024-12852?

The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to exploit the 'ha_cmc_text' parameter. This vulnerability stems from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, enabling attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. When users access these manipulated pages, the injected scripts are executed, potentially leading to further exploitation of the affected website.

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