Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Stratum Elementor Widgets Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2024-13642

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Stratum – Elementor Widgets
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 January 2025

Summary

The Stratum – Elementor Widgets plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping for user-supplied attributes in the Image Hotspot widget. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to embed malicious web scripts within pages. These scripts execute when users visit the compromised page, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

Stratum – Elementor Widgets * <= 1.4.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3228058#file6

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

D.Sim
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